Open AccessCarotid artery plaque characteristics: current reporting practices on CT angiography
Author(s) -
Hediyeh Baradaran,
Tyrel Foster,
Paul Christopher Harrie,
J. Scott McNally,
Matthew Alexander,
Ankur Pandya,
Yoshimi Anzai,
Ajay Gupta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neuroradiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.811
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1432-1920
pISSN - 0028-3940
DOI - 10.1007/s00234-020-02610-w
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , neuroradiology , radiology , internal carotid artery , stroke (engine) , retrospective cohort study , neurology , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering
Extracranial ICA imaging has largely focused on the degree of luminal stenosis, but recent advances suggest specific plaque features are crucial in stroke risk assessment. We evaluated the current state of reporting carotid plaque features on neck CTAs at an academic institution.