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SUBMITTER: Zhu G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487384 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy 20200801 4
Carotid artery plaque is a measure of atherosclerosis and is associated with future risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), which encompasses coronary, cerebrovascular, and peripheral arterial diseases. With advanced imaging techniques, computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have shown their potential superiority to routine ultrasound to detect features of carotid plaque vulnerability, such as intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH), lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC ...[more]