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Clinical risk factors and CT imaging features of carotid atherosclerotic plaques as predictors of new incident carotid ischemic stroke: a retrospective cohort study

Parameters other than luminal narrowing are needed to predict the risk of stroke more reliably, particularly in patients with 4 mm identified most of the patients with subsequent new car

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Published in:American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 2013-02, Vol.34 (2), p.402-409
Main Authors: Magge, R, Lau, B C, Soares, B P, Fischette, S, Arora, S, Tong, E, Cheng, S, Wintermark, M
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