Histological studies have shown that intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) size might be important in assessing disease severity. We hypotheses that the quantitative measurements of IPH by MRI provide additional value towards classify acute cerebral infarcts (ACI) in the carotid territory by brain MRI. We found that the subjects with ACI had larger max % IPH measurements (AUC=84.7%, p=0.015) and IPH closer to the lumen (AUC=85.4%, p=0.012). Further, using the size and distance measurements simultaneously improved the AUC to 96.9%. Beyond the presence of IPH, quantitative measurements of IPH may improve the predictive value of carotid plaque imaging for future stroke.
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