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 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
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 MRIMagnetic Resonance Imaging Detection of Intraplaque Hemorrhage
McNally JS, Kim SE, Mendes J, Hadley JR, Sakata A, De Havenon AH, Treiman GS, Parker DL. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detection of Intraplaque Hemorrhage. Magnetic Resonance Insights 2017, 10: 1178623x17694150. PMID: 28469441, PMCID: PMC5348123, DOI: 10.1177/1178623x17694150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarotid intraplaque hemorrhageFuture stroke riskIntraplaque hemorrhageStroke riskCarotid artery atherosclerosisPercent diameter stenosisMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detectionT1-weighted MRI sequencesMagnetic resonance imaging sequenceArtery atherosclerosisIschemic strokeStroke etiologyDiameter stenosisClinical trialsHemorrhageClinical useMajor causeStroke sourcesMRI sequencesMRINeck coilImaging sequenceRiskLumenImaging
2016
Prediction of Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage Using Adventitial Calcification and Plaque Thickness on CTA
Eisenmenger LB, Aldred BW, Kim S, Stoddard GJ, de Havenon A, Treiman GS, Parker DL, McNally JS. Prediction of Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage Using Adventitial Calcification and Plaque Thickness on CTA. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2016, 37: 1496-1503. PMID: 27102316, PMCID: PMC7960279, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum soft plaque thicknessCarotid intraplaque hemorrhageAdventitial calcificationIntraplaque hemorrhageRim signPlaque thicknessRetrospective cohort studyAtherosclerosis risk factorsMaximum plaque thicknessMultivariable Poisson regressionNASCET stenosisCohort studyAdventitial inflammationRisk factorsPlaque instabilityCarotid arteryHemorrhageUlcerationSoft plaqueStenosisIntraluminal thrombusPoisson regressionFinal modelCalcificationCarotid MRA