Does Quantification of Carotid Plaque Surface Irregularities Better Detect Symptomatic Plaques Compared to the Subjective Classification?

Rafailidis VasileiosIoannis ChryssogonidisEnrico GrisanChrysostomos XerrasGrigorios-Aris CheimariotisThomas TegosDimitrios RafailidisPaul S SidhuAfroditi Charitanti-Kouridou

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2019)

Color Doppler ultrasound and CEUS can quantify carotid plaque surface irregularities with good interobserver agreement. The resulting quantitative measure was significantly higher in symptomatic plaques, whereas the subjective characterization of plaque surface failed to differ between symptomatic and asymptomatic plaques.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
magnetic resonance imaging
machine learning
sleep quality
deep learning
high resolution
computed tomography
blood flow
physical activity
mass spectrometry