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 ResearchConceptsApparent 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