Contrast Carotid Ultrasound for the Detection of Unstable Plaques with Neoangiogenesis: A Pilot Study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 722-727

  Giannoni, M F ^a   Vicenzini, E ^b   Citone, M ^a   Ricciardi, M C ^b   Irace, L ^a   Laurito, A ^a   Scucchi, L F ^a   Di Piero, V ^b   Gossetti, B ^a   Mauriello, A ^c   Spagnoli, L G ^c   Lenzi, G L ^b   Valentini, F B ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cadence CPS software; Contrast carotid ultrasound; Histology and immunohistochemistry; Plaque vascularization and neoangiogenesis; Unstable plaque

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; VASCULOTROPIN;

AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOACCUMULATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; UP-REGULATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 67349145922     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.12.028     Document Type: Article

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