Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source and Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage on MRI : A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Ian T MarkDeena M NasrJohn HustonLucio de MariaPaolo de SanctisVance T LehmanAlejandro A RabinsteinLuca SabaWaleed Brinjikji

Published in: Clinical neuroradiology (2020)

Patients with ESUS have IPH in the carotid artery ipsilateral to the ischemic stroke in 25.8% of cases. Carotid artery vessel wall MRI should be considered as part of the standard work-up in patients with ESUS.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
atrial fibrillation
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
computed tomography
blood brain barrier