Differentiating Carotid Free-Floating Thrombus From Atheromatous Plaque Using Intraluminal Filling Defect Length on CTA: A Validation Study.

Carlos TorresCheemun LumPaulo Puac Grant Stotts Michel Christopher Frank Shamy Dylan Blacquiere Ronda Lun Prasham Dave Aditya Bharatha Bijoy K Menon Rebecca E Thornhill Franco Momoli Dariush Dowlatshahi

Published in: Neurology (2021)

This study provides Class I evidence that in patients with TIA/stroke symptoms, the presence of CTA-identified filling defects of lengths >3.8 mm accurately discriminates FFT from atheromatous plaque.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
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