Why the study?
Does high-resolution CEMRI identify vulnerable carotid plaques associated with specific stroke types in patients with >=50% carotid stenosis?
Does high-resolution CEMRI identify vulnerable carotid plaques associated with specific stroke types in patients with >=50% carotid stenosis?
High-resolution CEMRI can identify vulnerable carotid plaques, which are frequently found even in mild to moderate stenosis and are associated with carotid artery stroke.
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Challenges stenosis severity as sole risk marker; leaves open whether CEMRI plaque characterization refines stroke prediction in milder lesions.
Gao et al. (2009) studied this question.
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