Prediction of Ischemic Stroke Based on Carotid Plaque VW-HRMRI Radiomics

The study of the relationship between carotid atherosclerotic plaque and ischemic stroke must go beyond the assessment of the basic imaging characteristics of plaque or the degree of vascular stenosis, and should adopt a new model which carotid plaque imaging combined with artificial intelligence. This study established a radiomics model of carotid plaque based on vessel wall high-resolution MRI (VW-HRMRI) to accurately predict the risk of ischemic stroke. Our study showed that the radiomics_T1CE model and combined_T1CE model outperformed other models, whereas the combined model showed no significant difference with the radiomics model.