Background: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the carotid artery has potential as a
technique for imaging plaque neovascularization. This study examined whether CEUS could …

Background Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of the carotid artery is a potential
technique for imaging plaque neovascularization, a feature of unstable atherosclerotic …

Purpose To determine whether carotid plaque neovascularization as assessed with contrast-
enhanced ultrasonography (US) can help predict future coronary events in patients with …

Background Intraplaque neovascularization is considered an important indicator of plaque
vulnerability. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of carotid arteries improves imaging of …

Background Neovascularization is a marker of plaque vulnerability that can be assessed
noninvasively using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). The presence and extent of …

Aim The traditional morphological parameters for the description of a carotid atherosclerotic
plaque (degree of stenosis, echogenicity, systolic peak velocity etc.) are insufficient for the …

B-mode and Doppler ultrasound are commonly used for the evaluation of atherosclerosis in
the carotid arteries. Recently, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has been introduced as …

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of
carotid atherosclerosis as a clinical tool to study intraplaque neovascularization …

An atherosclerotic plaque requires a nutrient blood supply, which is predominantly derived
from arterial vasa vasorum. A variety of factors (environmental and genetic) contribute to the …

OBJECTIVE. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound that is used to assess atherosclerotic carotid
plaques improves visualization of vessel wall irregularities and provides direct visualization …