High-intensity vessel sign on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery imaging: a novel imaging marker of high-risk carotid stenosis-a MRI and SPECT study.
Daina KashiwazakiShusuke YamamotoNaoki AkiokaEmiko HoriTakashi ShibataNaoya KuwayamaKyo NoguchiSatoshi KurodaPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2020)
There are two possible mechanisms of HVS, hemodynamic impairment due to severe carotid stenosis and micro-embolism from unstable plaques. HVS could be a radiological marker for high-risk carotid stenosis.