CT Attenuation Analysis of Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage.

Luca Saba Marco Francone Pier Paolo Bassareo Maria Letizia Lai R Sanfilippo R Montisci Jasjit S Suri Carlo N De Cecco Gavino Faa

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2017)

The results of this preliminary study suggest that CT can be used to identify the presence of intraplaque hemorrhage according to the attenuation. A threshold of 25 HU in the volume acquired after the administration of contrast medium is associated with an optimal sensitivity and specificity. Special care should be given to the correct identification of the ROI.

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