Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography vs B-mode ultrasound for visualization of intima-media thickness and detection of plaques in human carotid arteries.
Benoy N ShahNavtej S ChahalJaspal S KoonerRoxy SeniorPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound improves visualization of the intima-media complex, in both near and far walls, of the common and internal carotid arteries and permits greater detection of carotid plaques. Further studies are required to determine whether there is incremental clinical and prognostic benefit related to superior plaque detection by CEUS.
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