Optimal Carotid Plaque Features on Computed Tomography Angiography Associated With Ischemic Stroke
Baradaran H, Eisenmenger LB, Hinckley PJ, de Havenon AH, Stoddard GJ, Treiman LS, Treiman GS, Parker DL, McNally J. Optimal Carotid Plaque Features on Computed Tomography Angiography Associated With Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e019462. PMID: 33586471, PMCID: PMC8174260, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum soft plaque thicknessPlaque thicknessIntraluminal thrombusRim signIschemic strokeStroke sourcesPlaque featuresCarotid plaquesMultivariable Poisson regression modelsDiscriminatory valueRetrospective cross-sectional studyVulnerable carotid plaquesCross-sectional studyCarotid plaque featuresSpecific plaque featuresPoisson regression modelsStroke prediction modelsCarotid sourceCarotid stenosisCarotid CTAImaging featuresStenosis categoriesClinical markersTreatment decisionsStenosis