The Relationship between Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Characteristics, Perivascular Fat Imaging Characteristics, and Acute Ischemic Stroke Events

Integrated imaging assessment of large arteries, intracranial plaque, and cerebral small vessel disease to distinguish acute ischemic stroke from transient ischemic attack.

The authors' findings demonstrate distinct interrelationships among large artery, plaque, and CSVD features in AIS versus TIA patients, and integrate these imaging markers significantly improves the ability to identify AIS in patients with ICAD.

: ATHERO-sclerotic plaque EXPRESSion in relation to vascular events and patient characteristics

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Same lesion, different outcomes: hemodynamic correlates of ischemic stroke in unilateral high-grade internal carotid artery stenosis or occlusion – a retrospective transcranial Doppler study

Background High-grade stenosis or occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a leading cause of ischemic stroke (IS). However, patients with severe ICA lesions often experience varying outcomes. This study investigated the relationship between cerebral hemodynamics, as detected by transcranial Doppler ultrasound...

Carotid Plaque-RADS: Impact of its ancillary features on improving the detection of symptomatic plaques.

Application of high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging for stroke involving the middle cerebral artery with non-significant stenosis

This study aimed to perform a comparative analysis of arterial wall conditions in the M1 segment of both the affected and healthy middle cerebral artery (MCA). High-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (HR-MRI) was used in 52 cases of territorial infarction in the MCA with non-significant stenosis to elu...