Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis: Short-term Natural History of Lipid-rich Necrotic Core—A Multicenter Study with MR Imaging

Abstract

Serial MR imaging of the carotid artery allowed observation of changes in LRNC over a short follow-up period and demonstrated the complexity of plaque progression patterns related to tissue composition. LRNC progression may be influenced not only by clinical characteristics, but also and to a large extent by plaque characteristics such as IPH.