EFFECT OF IMAGE NORMALIZATION ON CAROTID PLAQUE CLASSIFICATION AND THE RISK OF IPSILATERAL HEMISFERIC ISCHEMIC EVENTS. RESULTS FROM THE ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS AND RISK OF STROKE STUDY

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of image normalization on plaque classification and the risk of ipsilateral ischemic neurologic events in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis. The first 1,115 patients recruited to the Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis and Risk of Stroke (ACSRS) study with a follow-up of 6 to 84 months (mean 37.1 months) were included in this study. Duplex ultrasonography was used for grading the degree of internal carotid artery stenosis and for plaque characterization (types 1-5), which was performed before and after image normalization. One hundred sixteen ipsilateral ischemic hemispheric events occurred. Image normalization resulted in 60% of plaques…

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM.International Consensus Statement. Guidelines compiled in accordance with the scientific evidence

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM.International Consensus Statement. Guidelines compiled in accordance with the scientific evidence