Diagnostic accuracy of carotid plaque magnetic resonance imaging compared to histopathology in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis.

Akash JayanandaiahAnoop AyyappanNaveen K ParamasivanDeepthi NarasimhaiahSapna E SreedharanJissa V ThulaseedharanP N Sylaja

Published in: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia (2024)

MR plaque imaging shows a very good correlation with histopathology and can identify unstable high-risk plaques with high accuracy. This may have implication in selection of patients for carotid revascularization in symptomatic carotid stenosis.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
end stage renal disease
coronary artery disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
high resolution
computed tomography
prognostic factors
contrast enhanced
peritoneal dialysis
magnetic resonance
acute coronary syndrome
patient reported