… Methods— High-resolution B-mode ultrasound of the carotid arteries was performed in …
along the extracranial carotid tree (internal carotid artery/bifurcation vs common carotid artery). …

… of the carotid bulb with calcification and acoustic shadowing. … the CHD prediction by CIMT
was inferior to that by carotid plaque. … by ultrasound correlated well with B-mode echolucency, …

… Acoustic shadowing on B-mode ultrasound of the carotid artery predicts CHD. … calcium
hydroxyapatite deposits in carotid artery plaques coexisted with coronary artery calcification, often …

… clinical coronary heart disease (CHD) and with subclinical carotid … on B-mode ultrasound
examination of the carotid arteries by … Acoustic shadowing was defined as the reduction in …

… mon carotid atherosclerosis using B-mode ultrasonography in a … assessed carotid
atherosclerosis has predicted the risk of … common carotid calcifications or acoustic shadowing only …

… coronary heart disease (CHD), less is known about the association between coronary artery,
thoracic aorta and carotid artery … calcification is sufficient to improve stroke risk prediction. …

… and of that using B-mode ultrasound imaging to be comparable.… be useful in coronary heart
disease risk prediction and as a … Acoustic shadowing of the medial-lateral wall segments was …

… ; and (III) carotid plaques with acoustic shadowing caused by heavy … The B-mode image
shows an atherosclerotic plaque with … with SMI can help to predict future cerebrovascular events. …

… with CHD outcomes over and … acoustic shadowing from the relatively echo-bright adventitia,
and limitations involving axial resolution. Far-wall CIMT determination by B-mode ultrasound …

… near wall plaques caused acoustic shadowing of the vessel … open lumen of the artery was
not visible on B-mode or if there … Multivariate model for risk factors predicting carotid stenosis: …