Clinical Risk Factors and CT Imaging Features of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques as Predictors of New Incident Carotid Ischemic Stroke: A Retrospective Cohort Study

From the Department of Neurology (R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Radiology (B.C.L., E.T., M.W.), Neuroradiology Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Departments of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section (B.P.S., M.W.), Emergency Medicine (S.F.), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (S.C.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and Department of Radiology (S.A.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

From the Department of Neurology (R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Radiology (B.C.L., E.T., M.W.), Neuroradiology Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Departments of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section (B.P.S., M.W.), Emergency Medicine (S.F.), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (S.C.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and Department of Radiology (S.A.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

From the Department of Neurology (R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Radiology (B.C.L., E.T., M.W.), Neuroradiology Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Departments of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section (B.P.S., M.W.), Emergency Medicine (S.F.), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (S.C.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and Department of Radiology (S.A.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

From the Department of Neurology (R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Radiology (B.C.L., E.T., M.W.), Neuroradiology Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Departments of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section (B.P.S., M.W.), Emergency Medicine (S.F.), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (S.C.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and Department of Radiology (S.A.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

From the Department of Neurology (R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Radiology (B.C.L., E.T., M.W.), Neuroradiology Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Departments of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section (B.P.S., M.W.), Emergency Medicine (S.F.), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (S.C.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and Department of Radiology (S.A.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

From the Department of Neurology (R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Radiology (B.C.L., E.T., M.W.), Neuroradiology Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Departments of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section (B.P.S., M.W.), Emergency Medicine (S.F.), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (S.C.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and Department of Radiology (S.A.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

From the Department of Neurology (R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Radiology (B.C.L., E.T., M.W.), Neuroradiology Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Departments of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section (B.P.S., M.W.), Emergency Medicine (S.F.), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (S.C.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and Department of Radiology (S.A.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

From the Department of Neurology (R.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Neurology (R.M.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Radiology (B.C.L., E.T., M.W.), Neuroradiology Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Departments of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section (B.P.S., M.W.), Emergency Medicine (S.F.), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (S.C.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and Department of Radiology (S.A.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.