Carotid plaque inflammation on <sup>18</sup>F‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography predicts early stroke recurrence

Marnane, Michael; Merwick, Aine; C. Sheehan, Orla; Hannon, Niamh; Foran, Paul; Grant, Tim; Dolan, Eamon; Moroney, Joan; Murphy, Sean; O'Rourke, Killian; O'Malley, Kevin; O'Donohoe, Martin; McDonnell, Ciaran; Noone, Imelda; Barry, Mary; Crowe, Morgan; Kavanagh, Eoin; O'Connell, Martin; J. Kelly, Peter

doi:10.1002/ana.23553

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Carotid plaque inflammation on <sup>18</sup>F‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography predicts early stroke recurrence

Published in Annals of Neurology • Mar 28, 2012

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Michael Marnane

Aine Merwick

Orla C. Sheehan

Abstract

Abstract Objective: Symptomatic carotid stenosis is associated with a 3‐fold risk of early stroke recurrence compared to other stroke subtypes. Current carotid imaging techniques rely on estimating plaque‐related lumen narrowing but do not evaluate intraplaque inflammation, a key mediator of plaque ...

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