Major carotid plaque surface irregularities correlate with neurologic symptoms
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Quantitative assessment of carotid plaque surface irregularities and correlation to cerebrovascular symptoms
BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine whether surface irregularities measured from ultrasound images of carotid artery plaques and quantified using a novel method, correlate with the presence of ipsilateral hemispheric cerebrovascular symptoms. METHODS A plaque surface irregularity index (SII) was measured in 47 carotid artery plaques (32 subjects, stenosis range 10% -95%, 49%...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.121210