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Roadmap Consensus on Carotid Artery Plaque Imaging and Impact on Therapy Strategies and Guidelines: An International, Multispecialty, Expert Review and Position Statement
L. Saba, W. Brinjikji, J.D. Spence, M. Wintermark, M. Castillo, G.J. de Borst, Q. Yang, C. Yuan, A. Buckler, M. Edjlali, T. Saam, D. Saloner, B.K. Lal, D. Capodanno, J. Sun, N. Balu, R. Naylor, A.v.d. Lugt, B.A. Wasserman, M.E. Kooi, J. Wardlaw, J. Gillard, G. Lanzino, U. Hedin, D. Mikulis, A. Gupta, J.K. DeMarco, C. Hess, J.V. Goethem, T. Hatsukami, P. Rothwell, M.M. Brown and A.R. Moody
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2021, 42 (9) 1566-1575; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7223
L. Saba
aFrom the Department of Radiology (L.S.), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
W. Brinjikji
bDepartments of Radiology (W.B.)
J.D. Spence
dStroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre (J.D.S.), Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
M. Wintermark
eDepartment of Neuroradiology (M.W.), Stanford University and Healthcare System, Stanford, California
M. Castillo
fDepartment of Radiology (M.C.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
G.J. de Borst
gDepartment of Vascular Surgery (G.J.D.B.), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Q. Yang
hDepartment of Radiology (Q.Y.), Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
C. Yuan
iDepartments of Radiology (C.Y., J.S., N.B.)
A. Buckler
kElucid Bioimaging (A.B.), Boston, Massachusetts
M. Edjlali
mDepartment of Neuroradiology (M.E.), Université Paris-Descartes-Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, IMABRAIN-INSERM-UMR1266, DHU-Neurovasc, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris, France
T. Saam
nDepartment of Radiology (T.S.), University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
oRadiologisches Zentrum (T.S.), Rosenheim, Germany
D. Saloner
pDepartments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (D.S., C.H.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
B.K. Lal
qDepartment of Vascular Surgery (B.K.L.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
D. Capodanno
rDivision of Cardiology (D.C.), A.O.U. Policlinico “G. Rodolico-San Marco,” University of Catania, Italy
J. Sun
iDepartments of Radiology (C.Y., J.S., N.B.)
N. Balu
iDepartments of Radiology (C.Y., J.S., N.B.)
R. Naylor
sThe Leicester Vascular Institute (R.N.), Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
A.v.d. Lugt
tDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (A.v.d.L.), Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
B.A. Wasserman
uThe Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (B.A.W.), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
M.E. Kooi
vDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (M.E.K.), CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
J. Wardlaw
wCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences (J.W.), United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute and Edinburgh Imaging, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
J. Gillard
xChrist’s College (J.G.), Cambridge, UK
G. Lanzino
cNeurosurgery (G.L.) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
U. Hedin
lDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (U.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
yDepartment of Vascular Surgery (U.H.), Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
D. Mikulis
zJoint Department of Medical Imaging and the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory (D.M.), University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A. Gupta
aaDepartment of Radiology (A.G.), Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
J.K. DeMarco
bbWalter Reed National Military Medical Center and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (J.K.D.), Bethesda, Maryland
C. Hess
pDepartments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (D.S., C.H.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
J.V. Goethem
ccFaculty of Biomedical Sciences (J.V.G.), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
T. Hatsukami
jSurgery (T.H.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
P. Rothwell
ddCentre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia (P.R.), Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, UK
M.M. Brown
eeStroke Research Centre (M.M.B.), Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, University College of London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK
A.R. Moody
ffDepartment of Medical Imaging (A.R.M.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Roadmap Consensus on Carotid Artery Plaque Imaging and Impact on Therapy Strategies and Guidelines: An International, Multispecialty, Expert Review and Position Statement
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2021, 42 (9) 1566-1575; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7223
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Roadmap Consensus on Carotid Artery Plaque Imaging and Impact on Therapy Strategies and Guidelines: An International, Multispecialty, Expert Review and Position Statement
L. Saba, W. Brinjikji, J.D. Spence, M. Wintermark, M. Castillo, G.J. de Borst, Q. Yang, C. Yuan, A. Buckler, M. Edjlali, T. Saam, D. Saloner, B.K. Lal, D. Capodanno, J. Sun, N. Balu, R. Naylor, A.v.d. Lugt, B.A. Wasserman, M.E. Kooi, J. Wardlaw, J. Gillard, G. Lanzino, U. Hedin, D. Mikulis, A. Gupta, J.K. DeMarco, C. Hess, J.V. Goethem, T. Hatsukami, P. Rothwell, M.M. Brown, A.R. Moody
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2021, 42 (9) 1566-1575; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7223
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