Below is a nice IR journal review article that ties together the first two years of classroom with third year clerkships. It talks about the pathophysiology and consequences of carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque formation, different imaging modalities, and clinical implications.
Imaging of the carotid artery vulnerable plaque.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23912494
Imaging of the carotid artery vulnerable plaque.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23912494
