Do higher plaque burden and enhancement ratio on 3D high-resolution MRI predict long-term stroke recurrence in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease?
Higher plaque burden and enhancement ratio on 3D high-resolution MRI are independent risk factors for long-term stroke recurrence in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease.
• Identification of intracranial plaque characteristics responsible for stroke recurrence is essential to preventing stroke recurrence in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease. • Higher plaque burden and enhancement ratio are independent risk factors for stroke recurrence. • Plaque burden and enhancement ratio are valuable imaging markers in the prediction and stratification of the risk of stroke recurrence.
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