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SUBMITTER: Rafailidis V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487408 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rafailidis Vasileios V Li Xin X Sidhu Paul S PS Partovi Sasan S Staub Daniel D
Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy 20200801 4
Not only the degree of luminal narrowing but also the plaque morphology and composition play an important role in risk stratification of carotid atherosclerotic lesions. During the last few years, carotid contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has emerged as a valuable imaging tool to assess such vulnerable carotid plaques. This review article discussed the use of CEUS for the detection of carotid plaque irregularities and ulcerations as well as the quantification of intraplaque neovascularization ...[more]