BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The relevance of cavernous carotid @entity729 on unenhanced CT scans of the brain has recently been investigated against the backdrop of the widespread implementation of @entity729 scoring. We sought to determine whether the degree of cavernous carotid @entity729 correlated with scores of white matter hyperintensity seen on MR images. In so doing, we sought to establish a relative risk for @entity64 on the grade of carotid @entity730 . METHODS: Neuroradiologic findings in 187 @entity1 who underwent CT and MR imaging examinations within 1 month of each other were retrospectively reviewed. The degree of circumferential @entity730 and thickness of @entity730 were graded for the cavernous carotid arteries on the basis of CT findings. Using the scale developed by the Cardiovascular Health Study, the white matter was graded for degree of disease on the basis of MR findings. Correlation tests and regression analyses were performed to determine the impact of age, race, and sex on results. RESULTS: Although the cavernous carotid @entity730 scores and the MR imaging white matter scores showed good correlation (P <.001), the effect was mediated by age. With age factored in as a covariant, no correlation was shown between CT @entity730 scores and MR imaging white matter scores. Sex had no effect, but African American study @entity1 had worse MR imaging white matter scores than did white @entity1 . CONCLUSION: After adjusting for age, cavernous carotid @entity730 grades and MR imaging white matter scores do not show a significant correlation. The relative risk for @entity64 cannot be predicted from cavernous carotid calcifications.

Cavernous carotid XXXX and white matter ischemia.

@entity729 :: ('MESH:D061205', 'Disease') :: ['artery calcification', 'coronary artery calcification'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients'] @entity730 :: ('MESH:D002114', 'Disease') :: ['calcification'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['future stroke']
@entity729 :: (MESH:D061205,Disease) :: ['artery calcification']
