Carotid Artery Disease and Stroke: Assessing Risk with Vessel Wall MRI

Table 4

MRI classification criteria for lesion types.

Lesion type	MRI criteria
I/II	Normal wall appearance without thickening
III	Eccentric thickening without core or calcification
IV/V	Lesion with necrotic core
VI	Complicated lesion with IPH, fibrous cap rupture, and/or surface thrombus
VII	Calcified lesion
VIII	Fibrous lesion