Research Article

Middle Cerebral Artery Atherosclerotic Plaques in Recent Small Subcortical Infarction: A Three-Dimensional High-resolution MR Study

Table 4

Enhancement of superiorly located plaques between ipsilateral and contralateral MCA.

EnhancementIpsilateral MCAContralateral MCA
( = 12)( = 5)

Absence (<20%)1 (8.3%)1 (20.0%)
Presence (≥20%)11 (91.7%)4 (80.0%)

Values are counts (percentages).