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
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