• Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. · Feb 2016

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    Low-Grade Carotid Stenosis: Implications of MR Imaging.

    • Mahmud Mossa-Basha and Bruce A Wasserman.
    • Division of Neuroradiology, University of Washington Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Box 357115, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: mmossab@uw.edu.
    • Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. 2016 Feb 1; 26 (1): 129-45.

    AbstractAlthough treatment guidelines are well established for symptomatic patients with greater than 69% carotid stenosis on catheter angiography, optimal management of lower degrees of stenosis remain unclear. Vessel wall MR imaging of the carotid arteries has proved helpful in the evaluation of plaque burden and vulnerable plaque characteristics, and in stratifying risk in low-grade carotid stenosis. This article discusses the pathophysiology and imaging of atherosclerotic plaques resulting in low-grade carotid stenosis, and the corresponding stroke risk and association with plaque elsewhere in the cardiovascular system.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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