Ultrasound Measurement of the Fibrous Cap in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Atheromatous Carotid Plaques | Zendy

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Ultrasound Measurement of the Fibrous Cap in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Atheromatous Carotid Plaques

Author(s) -

G. Devuyst,

Patrick Ruchat,

Theodoros Karapanayiotides,

Lisa Jonasson,

Olivier Cuisinaire,

Johannes-Alexander Lobrinus,

Marc Pusztaszeri,

Askenadios Kalangos,

PaulAndré Despland,

JeanPhilippe Thiran,

Julien Bogousslavsky

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.104.483024

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , ultrasound , atheroma , receiver operating characteristic , carotid endarterectomy , common carotid artery , nuclear medicine , radiology , carotid arteries , fibrous cap , stenosis , cardiology

Fibrous cap thickness (FCT) is an important determinant of atheroma stability. We evaluated the feasibility and potential clinical implications of measuring the FCT of internal carotid artery plaques with a new ultrasound system based on boundary detection by dynamic programming.

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