Objectives To examine the repeatability of quantitative time‐intensity curve analysis of
neovascularization within carotid plaques with contrast‐enhanced ultrasonography (US) …

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

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 Ultrasonographic contrast enhancement of carotid plaque (CECP) has been used
to detect neovascularization of vasa vasorum and plaque. However, it is uncertain whether …

Background and Aim Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can reliably identify vulnerable
plaques. As atherosclerosis is a systemic disease, we evaluated whether contrast …

OBJECTIVES: Carotid ultrasonography is noninvasive and effective for the assessment of
atherosclerotic lesions. The relationship between carotid ultrasound findings and presence …

Background The association of the tissue characteristics of carotid plaques with coronary
artery disease has attracted interest. The present study compared the tissue characteristics …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined whether combined ultrasound assessment of plaque
size and echolucency in the carotid artery had an additive effect for predicting coronary …

Background Currently the most widely accepted predictor of stroke risk in patients with
carotid atherosclerosis is the degree of stenoses. Plaque echogenicity on ultrasound …