High-resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging-based Biomechanical Stress Analysis of Carotid Atheroma: A Comparison of Single Transient Ischaemic Attack, Recurrent Transient Ischaemic Attacks, Non-disabling Stroke and Asymptomatic Patient Groups

Symptomatic carotid plaques, particularly those associated with recurrent TIAs, have high biomechanical stresses. As there is pre-existing evidence to suggest that high biomechanical stresses are associated with plaque vulnerability, MR-imaging-based stress analysis has the potential to identify high-risk patients with vulnerable plaques.