Identification of vascularised carotid plaques using a standardised and reproducible technique to measure ultrasound contrast uptake

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-28

  Hjelmgren, O ^a   Holdfeldt, P ^a   Johansson, L ^b   Fagerberg, B ^a   Prahl, U ^a   Schmidt, C ^a   Bergstrom G M L ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Contrast quantification; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Diagnostics; Imaging

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NOISE REDUCTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN PRURITUS; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84879062589     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.03.023     Document Type: Article

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