Carotid artery plaque characteristics: current reporting practices on CT angiography.

Purpose: Extracranial ICA imaging has largely focused on the degree of luminal stenosis, but recent advances suggest specific plaque features are crucial in stroke risk assessment. We evaluated the current state of reporting carotid plaque features on neck CTAs at an academic institution.

Methods: In this retrospective observational study, we included neck CTAs performed on patients over age 50 with any reported carotid plaque.