Association between carotid plaque characteristics and cerebral white matter lesions: one-year follow-up study by MRI.

Association between carotid plaque characteristics and cerebral white matter lesions: one-year follow-up study by MRI.

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively assess the relation between carotid plaque characteristics and the development of new cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) at MRI. METHODS: Fifty TIA/stroke patients with ipsilateral 30-69% carotid stenosis underwent MRI of the plaque at baseline. Total plaque volume and...

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Main Authors: Robert M Kwee, Paul A M Hofman, Ed H B M Gronenschild, Robert J van Oostenbrugge, Werner H Mess, Johannes W M ter Berg, Cees L Franke, Arthur G G C Korten, Bé J Meems, Jos M A van Engelshoven, Joachim E Wildberger, M Eline Kooi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3039645?pdf=render

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