Detection of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Neovascularization Using Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 491-502

  Huang, Runqing ^a,b   Abdelmoneim, Sahar S ^a   Ball, Caroline A ^a   Nhola, Lara F ^a   Farrell, Ann M ^a   Feinstein, Steven ^c   Mulvagh, Sharon L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid atherosclerotic plaque; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Neovascularization

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCOPUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84962077761     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.02.012     Document Type: Review

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