Open AccessAdvance ultrasound techniques for the assessment of plaque vulnerability in symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis: a multimodal ultrasound study
Author(s) -
Yi Li,
Shuai Zheng,
Jinghan Zhang,
Fumin Wang,
Xinyao Liu,
Wen He
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2223-3660
pISSN - 2223-3652
DOI - 10.21037/cdt-20-876
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , ultrasound , echogenicity , stenosis , receiver operating characteristic , radiology , vulnerable plaque
Advanced carotid ultrasound techniques may be useful in characterizing plaque vulnerability, but comprehensive studies are still lacking. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with vulnerable plaques using advanced ultrasound techniques.
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