MRI is a versatile technique that offers many different options for tissue contrast, including
suppressing the blood signal, so‐called black‐blood contrast. This contrast mechanism is …

Carotid artery plaque is a measure of atherosclerosis and is associated with future risk of
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), which encompasses coronary …

Rupture of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque is the major pathological cause of luminal
thrombosis in acute coronary syndromes. Since foamy macrophages have been identified …

Hemodynamic prediction of carotid artery stenosis (CAS) is of great clinical significance in
the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment prognosis of ischemic strokes. While computational …

Background Medical image classification is crucial for accurate and efficient diagnosis, and
deep learning frameworks have shown significant potential in this area. When a general …

Rupture of a vulnerable carotid plaque is an important cause of ischemic stroke. Prediction
models can support medical decision-making by estimating individual probabilities of future …

Cigarette smoking is closely associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases.
However, the relationship between cigarette smoking and subclinical atherosclerosis has …

Background and Purpose—Stroke rates are higher in men compared with women in the
fourth through seventh decades of life, and higher rates may result from differences in …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The CTA “rim sign” has been proposed as an imaging
marker of intraplaque hemorrhage in carotid plaques. This study sought to investigate such …

Aims There is increasing evidence that plaque instability in the extracranial carotid artery
may lead to an increased stroke risk independently of the degree of stenosis. We aimed to …