Fig. 3
From: Role of diffusion-weighted imaging in carotid plaque vulnerability assessment
Carotid MR images of a 65-year-old male with left hemiparesis, who was detected to have right ICA 80% stenosis (arrows). His NIHS at admission was 6, with a total of 2 cerebrovascular events before surgery. TOF images (a, b) showing right ICA stenosis with axial TOF showing a largely preserved periluminal dark band indicative of intact fibrous cap. T1 image (c) showed mildly increased signal with T2 (d) and PD (e), showing the plaque to have largely similar intensities. T2 FS (f) also showed the luminal stenosis with DWI image (g) with an ADC value of 1.290 × 10–3 mm2/s (inset in g)