Carotid plaque heterogeneity and lower calcified volume on computed tomography angiography are associated with neurologic symptoms
Assessing plaque heterogeneity and calcification volume on CTA using a novel, simple volumetric approximation might be a useful indicator of higher plaque vulnerability in patients diagnosed with carotid artery stenosis, potentially improving diagnostic risk stratification.
Authors
- Simon Stemmler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4866-954X)
- Martin Soschynski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-1829)
- Martin Czerny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4766-9775)
- Dirk Westermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7542-1956)
- Thomas Zeller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2704-3871)
- Roland-Richard Macharzina
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Krozingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Radiology
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2025.107134
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52