2021
Differentiation of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid intraplaque hemorrhage using 3D high‐resolution diffusion‐weighted stack of stars imaging
Kim S, Parker D, Roberts J, Treiman G, Alexander M, Baradaran H, de Havenon A, McNally J. Differentiation of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid intraplaque hemorrhage using 3D high‐resolution diffusion‐weighted stack of stars imaging. NMR In Biomedicine 2021, 34: e4582. PMID: 34296793, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarotid StenosisComputer SimulationDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHemorrhageHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalPhantoms, ImagingSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedConceptsApparent diffusion coefficientCarotid diseaseApparent diffusion coefficient valuesDiffusion-weighted (DW) imagingApparent diffusion coefficient measurementsSymptomatic plaquesAsymptomatic plaquesInternal carotid artery plaqueWilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U testIntraplaque hemorrhageCarotid intraplaque hemorrhageCarotid artery plaquesElevated stroke riskAssociated with plaque instabilityImprove detectionSymptomatic statusHealthy subjectsQuantitative diffusion measurementsU testCarotid atherosclerosisArtery plaquesPlaque instabilityPhantom studyStroke riskHemorrhage
2017
Carotid intraplaque hemorrhage on vessel wall MRI does not correlate with TCD emboli monitoring in patients with recently symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis
de Havenon A, Tirschwell D, Majersik JJ, McNally S, Stoddard G, Moore A, Mossa-Basha M. Carotid intraplaque hemorrhage on vessel wall MRI does not correlate with TCD emboli monitoring in patients with recently symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis. The Neuroradiology Journal 2017, 30: 486-489. PMID: 28631982, PMCID: PMC5602332, DOI: 10.1177/1971400917707351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeSymptomatic carotid atherosclerosisCarotid atherosclerosisMicroembolic signalsIntraplaque hemorrhageCarotid intraplaque hemorrhageTranscranial DopplerVessel wall MRIIschemic strokeEmboli monitoringPresence of IPHRecent acute ischemic strokeTransient ischemic attackWarrants prospective studiesAcute stroke patientsRetrospective chart reviewRisk of strokeIschemic attackChart reviewProspective studyStroke patientsResults TwentyInclusion criteriaLarge cohortVolumetric MRI