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ArticleEuropean radiology2004

Evaluation of carotid stenosis with axial high-resolution black-blood MR imaging.

Jean M U-King-Im, Rikin A Trivedi, Evis Sala, Martin J Graves, Mathew Gaskarth, Nicholas J Higgins, Justin C Cross, William Hollingworth, Richard A Coulden, Peter J Kirkpatrick and 2 more

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Article in European radiology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jean M U-King-ImUniversity Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK.
Rikin A Trivedi
Evis Sala
Martin J Graves
Mathew Gaskarth
Nicholas J Higgins
Justin C Cross
William Hollingworth
Richard A Coulden
Peter J Kirkpatrick
Nagui M Antoun
Jonathan H Gillard
Addenbrooke's Hospital · GBUniversity of Washington · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-resolution axial black-blood MR imaging (BB MRI) has been shown to be able to characterise carotid plaque morphology. The aim of this study was to explore the accuracy of this technique in quantifying the severity of carotid stenosis. A prospective study of 54 patients with symptomatic carotid disease was conducted, comparing BB MRI to the gold standard, conventional digital subtraction X-ray angiography (DSA). The BB MRI sequence was a fast-spin echo acquisition (TE = 42 ms, ETL = 24, field of view = 100 x 100 mm, slice thickness = 3.0 mm) at 1.5 T using a custom-built phased-array coil. Linear measurements of luminal and outer carotid wall diameter were made directly from the axial BB MRI slices by three independent blinded readers and stenosis was calculated according to European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST) criteria. There was good agreement between BB MRI and DSA (intraclass correlation = 0.83). Inter-observer agreement was good (average kappa = 0.77). BB MRI was accurate for detection of severe stenosis (> or = 80%) with sensitivity and specificity of 87 and 81%, respectively. Eight cases of "DSA-defined" moderate stenosis were overestimated as severe by BB MRI and this may be related to non-circular lumens. Axial imaging with BB MRI could potentially be used to provide useful information about severity of carotid stenosis.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingAgedAged, 80 and overAngiography, Digital SubtractionCarotid Artery, InternalCarotid StenosisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsSensitivity and Specificity

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PMID15007611
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