Application of CT angiography of carotid atherosclerotic plaque in patients with ischemic cerebral stroke
Abstract：Objective To analysis 64-slice CT angiography imaging features of carotid atherosclerotic plaque and explore the relationship between different types of carotid atherosclerotic plaque and ischemic cerebral stroke. Methods The clinical data of 60 cases of ischemic cerebral stroke were retrospectively analyzed, all the cases were underwent 64-detector row CT angiography, and the distribution, character and morphological characteristics of carotid atherosclerotic plaque, and morphological characteristics and the extent of stenosis were observed with the original ax -ial image,volume rendering ( VR) and curved planar reconstruction ( CPR). Results In the 60 cases of ischemic cer-ebral stroke,58 cases with carotid atherosclerotic plaque were found. A total of 228 plaques were detected, including 43 non-calcified plaque, 125 calcified plaque and 60 mixed plaque. In 60 cases, 170 mild stenosis, 20 moderate ste-nosis, 12 severe stenosis and 1 occlusion were found, no significant stenosis were found in 20 sites. Five calcified plaques were found in intracranial segment of internal carotid artery, and CT can′t evaluate the severity of the steno-sis. There was significantly statistical difference in unstable plaque between non-lacunar infarct and lacunar infarct (P<0. 05 ). Conclusion 64-detector row CT angiography of carotid atherosclerotic plaques can accurately detect the dis -tribution, character and morphological characteristics of carotid atherosclerotic plaque and the degree of stenosis of ca -rotid artery,it is a valuable method in prevention, treatment, and prognosis judgement of ischemic cerebral stroke.
Keywords：X-ray computed tomographyAngiographyIschemic cerebral stroke
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 1018-1021 )