Detection of intraplaque hemorrhage by magnetic resonance imaging in symptomatic patients with mild to moderate carotid stenosis predicts recurrent neurological events Nishath Altaf, MRCS, Lucy Daniels, MRCP, Paul S. Morgan, PhD, Dorothee Auer, PhD, Shane T. MacSweeney, FRCS, Alan R. Moody, FRCR, John R. Gladman, FRCP Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 47, Issue 2, Pages 337-342 (February 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.09.064 Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Axial image demonstrating intraplaque hemorrhage as shown by a hyperintense left internal carotid plaque (arrow) in a moderately stenosed carotid artery. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 47, 337-342DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.09.064) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier survival curves of participants remaining event free (of ipsilateral cerebral ischemic events) in the groups with and without MR detected intraplaque hemorrhage (MR IPH) in the symptomatic artery of all patients. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 47, 337-342DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.09.064) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Meier survival curves of participants remaining event free (of ipsilateral cerebral ischemic events) in the groups with and without MR detected intraplaque hemorrhage (MR IPH) in the symptomatic artery of those patients with moderate grade carotid stenosis only. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 47, 337-342DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.09.064) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions