Carotid artery plaque characteristics: current reporting practices on CT angiography.
Hediyeh BaradaranTyrel FosterPaul HarrieJ Scott McNallyMatthew AlexanderAnkur PandyaYoshimi AnzaiAjay GuptaPublished in: Neuroradiology (2020)
Currently, nearly all reports mention the degree of luminal stenosis on neck CTAs while a significant minority mention specific plaque features. Despite mounting evidence of the importance of carotid plaque features in stroke risk assessment, radiology reports do not routinely report these findings.