Carotid Plaque Inflammation Imaged by PET and Prediction of Recurrent Stroke at 5 Years.
John Joseph McCabePol Camps-RenomNicola GiannottiJonathan P McNultySarah CoveneySeán MurphyMary BarryJoseph HarbisonSimon CroninDavid J WilliamsGillian HorganEamon DolanTim CassidyCiaran McDonnellEoin C KavanaghShane J FoleySeán CollinsMartin O'ConnellAlejandro Fernández-LeónRaquel Delgado-MederosMichael MarnaneJoan Martí-FàbregasPeter J KellyPublished in: Neurology (2021)
This study provides Class I evidence that in individuals with recent ischemic stroke/TIA and ipsilateral carotid stenosis, carotid plaque inflammation-related 18FDG uptake on PET/CT angiography was associated with 5-year recurrent ipsilateral stroke.