Impact Analysis of Different CT Configurations of Carotid Artery Plaque Calcifications on Cerebrovascular Events

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Scheme showing the different types of configurations with the corresponding CTA findings.
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Bar plots in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects according to the plaque configuration for the total plaque count (A), the right side (B), and left side (C).
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Bar plots in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects according to the plaque configuration for the total on the right (upper row) and left (lower row) sides for cardiovascular risk factors. CAD indicates coronary artery disease; Y, yes; N, no.
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The Pearson ρ correlogram shows the correlation test among the different demographic variables and the calcification types. Each box represents a correlation test, the blue values represent negative correlations, and the red values represent positive associations. CAD indicates coronary artery disease; L, left; R, right.

Table 1:

Demographic and risk factors

Table 2:

Crosstabulation between calcified plaque on the right and left sides

Calcification Type on the Right Side	Calcification Type on the Left Side						Total
Calcification Type on the Right Side	Type 1	Type 2	Type 3	Type 4	Type 5	Type 6
Type 1	213	15	19	3	8	3	261
Type 2	20	15	39	6	5	2	87
Type 3	39	40	107	19	21	15	241
Type 4	6	6	32	11	7	10	72
Type 5	5	7	26	10	19	9	76
Type 6	6	3	25	8	4	7	53
Total	289	86	248	57	64	46	790