Carotid Artery Wall Thickness and Leukoaraiosis: Preliminary Results Using Multidetector Row CT Angiography

Saba, Luca; Pascalis, L; Sanfilippo, Roberto; Anzidei, Michele; Bura, R; Montisci, R.; Mallarini, G.

doi:10.3174/ajnr.a2396

Cited by 18 publications

(15 citation statements)

References 56 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The data confirmed that the development of leukoaraiosis is strongly correlated with age (Saba et al, 2009). A further study showed a statistically significant correlation between increased carotid artery wall thickness and LA (and its severity) (Saba et al, 2011).…”

Section: Ischemia Cerebral Vasoreactivity and Autoregulationsupporting

confidence: 73%

White Matter Changes in Cerebrovascular Disease: Leukoaraiosis

Hancu¹,

Răşanu²,

Butoi³

2012

Advances in Brain Imaging

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Ischemia Cerebral Vasoreactivity and Autoregulationsupporting

confidence: 73%

White Matter Changes in Cerebrovascular Disease: Leukoaraiosis

Hancu¹,

Răşanu²,

Butoi³

2012

Advances in Brain Imaging

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…The type of the plaque is associated not only with the potential (white open arrows) on CT corresponding to the Geroulakos class 3 on US. e, f Calcified plaques (white arrowheads) on CT corresponding to the Geroulakos class 5 on US development of cerebrovascular events but also with the presence of other conditions that affect the brain such as cerebral micro-bleeds and leukoaraiosis [63][64][65].…”

Section: The Plaque Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Imaging of the Carotid Artery Vulnerable Plaque

Saba¹,

Anzidei

Marincola

et al. 2013

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol

111

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Atherosclerosis involving the carotid arteries has a high prevalence in the population worldwide. This condition is significant because accidents of the carotid artery plaque are associated with the development of cerebrovascular events. For this reason, carotid atherosclerotic disease needs to be diagnosed and those determinants that are associated to an increased risk of stroke need to be identified. The degree of stenosis typically has been considered the parameter of choice to determine the therapeutical approach, but several recently published investigations have demonstrated that the degree of luminal stenosis is only an indirect indicator of the atherosclerotic process and that direct assessment of the plaque structure and composition may be key to predict the development of future cerebrovascular ischemic events. The concept of ''vulnerable plaque'' was born, referring to those plaque's parameters that concur to the instability of the plaque making it more prone to the rupture and distal embolization. The purpose of this review is to describe the imaging characteristics of ''vulnerable carotid plaques.''

show abstract

“…At our institute (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Cagliari), inclusion criteria for performing MDCTA of carotid arteries were previously published 22,23 and are as follows: presence of a sonography examination that showed a pathologic stenosis (50% of stenosis according to the NASCET criteria [22][23][24] ) and/or a plaque alteration that was considered as the presence of a heterogeneous plaque, an irregular surface, intraplaque hemorrhage, and/or the presence of ulceration in the plaque. Another criterion for performing MDCTA was identified when the ultrasound could not provide adequate information about the degree of stenosis and plaque type.…”

Section: Study Design and Patient Populationmentioning

confidence: 99%