Plaque density on CT, a potential marker of ischemic stroke
- PMID: 16401860
- DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000191391.71614.51
Plaque density on CT, a potential marker of ischemic stroke
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- Neurology. 2006 Apr 25;66(8):1288
Abstract
The authors sought to determine in a retrospective analysis whether carotid plaque soft TD on CT is associated with recent ischemic neurologic events. Among 141 patients (99 asymptomatic), 106 plaques with more than 50% stenosis were selected for density measurements. They found an odds ratio for neurologic events associated with a 10-point decrease in density of 1.54 (p = 0.002), showing an association between plaque density and neurologic events.
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