Table 1.

Summary of exclusion criteria.

no. of cases	description
129	initial cohort of VALIDATE cases
−13	low quality BB-MRI and/or could not reliably measure WT or CE at FD + 1 slice
−9	oblique FD + 1 slice (greater than 25°)
−36	inward remodelling (ICA-WT > 1.38 mm or CCA-WT > 2.06 mm)
71	potential cases for CFD
−19	low quality CE-MRA and/or could not reliably segment lumen
−4	low quality PC-MRI and/or could not reliably segment flow rates
−7	lumen indentation evident after segmentation
41	cases for CFD versus wall variables