Lipid-rich carotid artery plagues appear echolucent on ultrasound B-mode images and may be associated with intraplaque haemorrhage

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 439-445

  Gronholdt, M L M ^a   Wiebe, B M ^a   Laursen, H ^a   Nielsen, T G ^a   Schroeder, T V ^a   Sillesen, H ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

B mode ultrasound; Carotid plaque morphology; Histological examination

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; BLEEDING; CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0031460660     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(97)80121-9     Document Type: Article

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