Journal
DIAGNOSTICS
Volume 12, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12102321
Keywords
atherosclerosis; carotid artery; stroke; magnetic resonance imaging
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Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF2020R1A2C1008089, NRF-2022R1I1A3071331]
- Ministry of Health andWelfare grant number Korea Health Information Service
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Using SNAP imaging, the study determined the prevalence of symptomatic nonstenotic carotid disease (SyNC) in patients with acute stroke and assessed the imaging findings of carotid plaques. It found that SyNC is a relatively important source of stroke in patients with <50% stenosis and territorial infarction, and high maximal wall thickness and carotid IPH are important risk factors for SyNC.
Background: To determine the prevalence of symptomatic nonstenotic carotid disease (SyNC) using simultaneous non-contrast angiography and intraplaque hemorrhage (SNAP) imaging for patients with acute stroke as an MR screen protocol and to assess imaging findings of carotid plaques. Patients and Methods: From May 2020 to October 2021, 2459 patients with suspected acute neurological symptoms were evaluated with brain diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and carotid SNAP imaging. We analyzed the degree of stenosis and intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) using SNAP imaging. Prevalence of SyNC and risk factors for stroke in patients with SyNC were determined. We performed subgroup multivariate analysis between SyNC and other etiologies of stroke (non-SyNC). Results: Of 4608 carotid arteries in 2304 patients enrolled in this study, 454 (9.9%) plaques (both lesions in 128 patients) were found on SNAP imaging. Of these plaques, 353 (77.8%) showed stenosis of <50%. Of plaques with <50% stenosis, 47 (13.3%) patients had a territorial acute focal infarction. Seventeen (36.2%) were classified with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) and SyNC. High maximal wall thickness and carotid IPH were identified as influencing factors for SyNC. Conclusion: For patients with <50% stenosis and territorial infarction, SyNC is a relatively important source of stroke. Especially, high maximal wall thickness and carotid IPH are important risk factors for SyNC.
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