Table 2 Parameters of middle cerebral artery and basilar artery plaques.

From: Vessel wall differences between middle cerebral artery and basilar artery plaques on magnetic resonance imaging

Parameter*

Middle cerebral artery

Basilar artery†

P Value‡

Plaque burden

1.25 ± 0.19

1.32 ± 0.19

0.113

Degree of stenosis

0.33 ± 0.14

0.22 ± 0.18

0.007

Remodeling ratio

1.05 ± 0.13

1.11 ± 0.14

0.065

Eccentricity index

0.58 ± 0.07

0.52 ± 0.11

0.010

Plaque range

144.2 ± 34.57

151.9 ± 88.00

0.639

  1. *All values are presented as mean ± SD.
  2. †Plaque burden, degree of stenosis, and remodeling ratios are unavailable for three basilar artery plaques because no normal reference slices were available.
  3. ‡Unadjusted P values.
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