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Use of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease: Limits and Perspectives
Joint Authors
Gibello, Lorenzo
Quaglino, Simone
Ripepi, Matteo
Benintende, Emilio
Gattuso, Andrea
Garneri, Paolo
Zan, Stefano
Capaldi, Giacomo
Bertoldo, Ugo
Varetto, Gianfranco
Castagno, Claudio
Rispoli, Pietro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has recently become one of the most versatile and powerful diagnostic tools in vascular surgery.
One of the most interesting fields of application of this technique is the study of the carotid atherosclerotic plaque vascularization and its correlation with neurological symptoms (transient ischemic attack, minor stroke, and major stroke) and with the characteristics of the “vulnerable plaque” (surface ulceration, hypoechoic plaques, intraplaque hemorrhage, thinner fibrous cap, and carotid plaque neovascularization at histopathological analysis of the sample after surgical removal).
The purpose of this review is to collect all the original studies available in literature (24 studies with 1356 patients enrolled) and to discuss the state of the art, limits, and future perspectives of CEUS analysis.
The results of this work confirm the reliability of this imaging study for the detection of plaques with high risk of embolization; however, a shared, user-friendly protocol of imaging analysis is not available yet.
The definition of this operative protocol becomes mandatory in order to compare results from different centers and to validate a cerebrovascular risk stratification of the carotid atherosclerotic lesions evaluated with CEUS.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Varetto, Gianfranco& Gibello, Lorenzo& Castagno, Claudio& Quaglino, Simone& Ripepi, Matteo& Benintende, Emilio…[et al.]. 2015. Use of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease: Limits and Perspectives. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054931
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Varetto, Gianfranco…[et al.]. Use of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease: Limits and Perspectives. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054931
American Medical Association (AMA)
Varetto, Gianfranco& Gibello, Lorenzo& Castagno, Claudio& Quaglino, Simone& Ripepi, Matteo& Benintende, Emilio…[et al.]. Use of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease: Limits and Perspectives. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054931
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1054931