Irregular surface of carotid atherosclerotic plaque is associated with ischemic stroke: a magnetic resonance imaging study

Objective To determine the association between the irregularity of carotid plaque surface using multidimensional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of ipsilateral acute cerebral infarction (ACI) cases. Methods Patients with recent cerebrovascular symptoms (stroke or transient ischemic attack Results A total of 217 included subjects (mean age: 60.7 ± 10.2 years, 149 men) were recruited and 89 (41.0%), 88 (40.6%) and 118 (54.4%) of them exhibited irregular plaque surface on axial, oblique and multidimensional MR images, respectively. The OR of irregularity of the plaque surface was determined by multidimensional MRI to be 5.88 (95% CI: 3.16–10.96, P P P Conclusions The irregular plaque surface was determined by multidimensional MRI as an independent indicator for ipsilateral acute cerebral infarction.