2021
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
2018
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Factors Associated With Ischemic Stroke in Patients Suspected of Cervical Artery Dissection
McNally JS, Hinckley PJ, Sakata A, Eisenmenger LB, Kim SE, De Havenon AH, Quigley EP, Iacob E, Treiman GS, Parker DL. Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Factors Associated With Ischemic Stroke in Patients Suspected of Cervical Artery Dissection. Stroke 2018, 49: 2337-2344. PMID: 30355108, PMCID: PMC6208137, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.021868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeCervical artery dissectionIntramural hematomaIschemic strokeArtery dissectionT1-weighted sequencesIMH detectionMagnetic resonance imaging/magnetic resonance angiographyGradient-recalled echoMethods Institutional review board approvalIschemic stroke pathogenesisCardiovascular risk factorsStroke sourcesInterrater reliabilityMultivariate Poisson regressionReview board approvalMagnetic resonance angiographyMagnetic resonance imagingStroke prediction modelsStroke pathogenesisAcute strokeCurrent smokingClinical factorsAtherosclerotic diseaseImaging findings