The size of juxtaluminal hypoechoic area in ultrasound images of asymptomatic carotid plaques predicts the occurrence of stroke

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 618.e1-

  Kakkos, Stavros K ^a,e   Griffin, Maura B ^a   Nicolaides, Andrew N ^a   Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos ^b   Sabetai, Michael M ^a   Tegos, Thomas ^a   Makris, Gregory C ^a,c   Thomas, Dafydd J ^d   Geroulakos, George ^a,c   Adovasio, R ^e   Ziani, B ^e   Alo F P ^e   Cicilioni, C G ^e   Ambrosio, G ^e   Andreev, A ^e   Andreozzi, G M ^e   Verlato, F ^e   Camporese, G ^e   Arosio, E ^e   Barkauskas, E ^e   Barros D'Sa, A A B ^e   Brannigan, P ^e   Batchvarova, V ^e   Dramov, A ^e   Belardi, P ^e   Novelli, G P ^e   Simoni, G ^e,e   Bell, P ^e   Biasi, G M ^e   Mingazzini, P ^e   Bornstein, N M ^e   Bouchier Hayes, D ^e   Fitzgerald, P ^e   Cairols, M A ^e   Cao, P G ^e   DeRango, P ^e   Carboni, G P ^e   Geoffredo, C ^e   Catalano, M ^e   Chambers, B ^e   Goetzmann, M ^e   Dickinson, A ^e   Clement, D ^e   Bobelyn, M ^e   Coccheri, S ^e   Conti, E ^e   Diamantopoulos, E ^e   Andreadis, E A ^e   Dimakakos, P B ^e   Kotsis, T ^e   Eikelboom, B ^e   Entz, L ^e   Ferrari Bardile, A ^e   Aloi, T ^e   Salerno, M ^e   Fernandes E Fernandes, J ^e   Pedro, L ^e   Fitzgerald, D E ^e   O'Shaughnessy, A M ^e   Fletcher, J ^e   Forconi, S ^e   Cappeli, R ^e   Bicchi, M ^e   Arrigucci, S ^e   Gallai, V ^e   Cardaiolli, G ^e   Geroulakos, G ^e   Gomez Isaza, L F ^e   Gorgoyannis, G ^e   Liasis, N ^e   Graf, M ^e   Guarini, P ^e   Hardy, S ^e   Harris, P ^e   Aston, S ^e   Iosa, G ^e   Katsamouris, A ^e   Giannoukas, A ^e   Krzanowski, M ^e   Ladurner, G ^e   Leal Monedero, J ^e   Lee, B B ^e   Liapis, C ^e   Galanis, P ^e   Liboni, W ^e   Pavanelli, E ^e   Mannarino, E ^e   Vaudo, G ^e   McCollum, P ^e   Levison, R ^e   Micieli, G ^e   Bosone, D ^e   Middleton, L ^e   Pantziaris, M ^e   Tyllis, T ^e   Minar, E ^e   Willfort, A ^e   Moggi, L ^e   Nenci, G ^e   Radicchia, S ^e   Nicolaides, A ^e   Thomas, D ^e   Norgren, L ^e   Ribbe, E ^e   Novo, S ^e   Tantillo, R ^e   Olinic, D ^e   Paaske, W ^e   Pagnan, A ^e   Pauletto, P ^e   Pagliara, V ^e   Pettina, G ^e   Pratesi, C ^e   Matticari, S ^e   Polivka, J ^e   Sevcik, P ^e   Poredos, P ^e   Blinc, A ^e   Videcnik, V ^e   Pujia, A ^e   Raso, A ^e   Rispoli, P ^e   Conforti, M ^e   Robinson, T ^e   Dennis, M S J ^e   Rosfors, S ^e   Rudofsky, G ^e   Schroeder, T ^e   Gronholdt, M L ^e   Finocchi, C ^e   Rodriguez, G ^e   Spartera, C ^e   Ventura, M ^e   Scarpelli, P ^e   Sprynger, M ^e   Sadzot, B ^e   Hottermans, C ^e   Moonen, M ^e   Taylor, P R ^e   Tovar Pardo, A ^e   Negreira, J ^e   Vayssairat, M ^e   Faintuch, J M ^e   Valaikiene J ^e   Walker, M G ^e   Wilkinson, A R ^e   more..

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FREDERICK UNIVERSITY   (Cyprus)

^c EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID PLAQUE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; JUXTALUMINAL BLACK HYPOECHOIC AREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS;

EID: 84880740606     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.09.045     Document Type: Article

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