Evaluation of the stability of carotid atherosclerotic plaque with contrast-enhanced ultrasound

• Published in: Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 71 - 76
• Main Authors: Sun, Xiao-Feng, Wang, Jun, Wu, Xiao-Li, Xu, Hui-Ying, Xing, Ying-Qi, Yang, Fang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01.01.2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Atherosclerosis; Atherosclerotic plaque; Blood vessels; Carotid arteries; Carotid Artery Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Carotid Artery Diseases - pathology; Carotid Artery Diseases - physiopathology; Computed tomography; Contrast agents; Contrast Media; CT imaging; Digital audio tape; Female; Flow velocity; Humans; Image contrast; Image enhancement; Imaging; Independent sample; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Patients; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - diagnostic imaging; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - pathology; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - physiopathology; Radiology; Spectrum analysis; Stability analysis; Stroke; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic testing; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial - methods; Ultrasound; Veins & arteries; United States > US; Germany; Microembolus signal (MES); Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS); Transcranial Doppler (TCD); Neovascularization; Carotid atheromatous plaque

Purpose The aim of this study is to determine the stability of carotid atherosclerotic plaque (CAP) using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). Methods CEUS images of 93 patients were evaluated to observe new vessels within CAPs. Microembolic signals (MES) were detected using transcranial Doppler (TC...