Ultrasonic tissue characterization of carotid plaque improves the prediction of cardiovascular events in diabetic patients: A pilot study

Diabetes Care

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2640-2646

  Katakami, Naoto ^a   Takahara, Mitsuyoshi ^a   Kaneto, Hideaki ^a   Sakamoto, Ken'ya ^b   Yoshiuchi, Kazutomi ^b   Irie, Yoko ^a   Kubo, Fumiyo ^a   Katsura, Takashi ^b   Yamasaki, Yoshimitsu ^c   Kosugi, Keisuke ^b   Shimomura, Iichiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALIBRATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONIC INTEGRATED BACKSCATTER ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84869801374     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0331     Document Type: Article

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