Purpose To investigate the feasibility to diagnose and evaluate the vulnerability of the atherosclerotic plaque through contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. Materials and Methods Thirty-four patients with carotid atherosclerosis were enrolled in the study to take contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and were observed on whether the plaque was enhanced and the features of its enhancement. The peak intensity(PI), time to peak(TTP), and density echo(DE) were calculated according to the time-intensity curve with QLA...
【基金】
国家自然科学基金项目(31271004)
【更新日期】
2015-06-19
【分类号】
R445.1;R543.4
【正文快照】
丁昱1 DING Yu冯蕾1 FENG Lei张海钟2 ZHANG Haizhong孙琰1 SUN Yan林翠云1 LIN Cuiyun韩剑虹3 HAN Jianhong通讯作者冯蕾Department of Ultrasound,the SecondAffiliated Hospital of Kunming MedicalUniversity,Kunming 650000,ChinaAddress Correspondence to:FENG LeiE-mai