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High-Intensity Signal in Carotid Plaque on Routine 3D-TOF-MRA Is a Risk Factor of Ischemic Stroke

Kiyofumi Yamada, Masanori Kawasaki, Shinichi Yoshimura, Manabu Shirakawa, Kazutaka Uchida, Seigo Shindo, Shuji Nishida, Yasuhiro Iwamoto, Shigehiro Nakahara, Yoshikazu Sato

Cerebrovascular Diseases · 2015 · 35 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

HIS in carotid plaques on 3D-TOF-MRA MIP images are independent determinants of prior ischemic strokes in patients with moderate carotid artery stenosis, and they can potentially provide a reliable risk stratification of patients with moderate carotid artery stenosis.

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