Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and disability in developed
countries. According to WHO, an estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019 …

Carotid atherosclerosis is a major cause for stroke, with significant associated disease
burden morbidity and mortality in Western societies. Diagnosis, grading and follow-up of …

Objectives. To evaluate the diagnostic performance of contrast‐enhanced ultrasound
(CEUS) for atherosclerotic carotid plaque neovascularization. Methods. The electronic …

Purpose Intraplaque neovascularization, assessed using contrast-enhanced ultrasound
(CEUS), is associated with ischemic stroke. It remains unclear whether detection of …

Background: The rupture and detachment of unstable plaques in the carotid artery can
cause embolism in the cerebral artery, leading to acute cerebrovascular events. Intraplaque …

Hintergrund Der Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die aktuellen diagnostischen
Einsatzmöglichkeiten sonographischer Anwendung in der neurologischen Intensivmedizin …

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

Since the brain structure of neonatal rats was not fully formed during the first 4 days, it
cannot be detected using ultrasound. The objective of this study was to investigate the use of …

Ultraschall ist als Verfahren, das Gefäßmorphologie und Hämodynamik in Echtzeit
darstellen lässt, zentrales bildgebendes Element in der Diagnostik der meisten …

Intraplaque neovascularization (IPN), a key feature of vulnerable carotid plaque, is
associated with adverse cardiovascular (CV) events. Statin therapy has been shown to …