Carotid atherosclerosis and cognitive impairment in nonstroke patients
WH Chen, W Jin, PY Lyu, Y Liu, R Li, M Hu… - Chinese Medical …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: As a vascular risk factor, carotid atherosclerosis is crucial to cognitive impairment.
While carotid intima-media thickness, carotid artery plaque, and carotid stenosis can reflect …
While carotid intima-media thickness, carotid artery plaque, and carotid stenosis can reflect …
Histopathologic validation of grayscale carotid plaque characteristics related to plaque vulnerability
Inflammation and angiogenesis play major roles in carotid plaque vulnerability. The purpose
of this study was to determine whether gray-scale features of carotid plaques are associated …
of this study was to determine whether gray-scale features of carotid plaques are associated …
Carotid atherosclerotic plaque instability and cognition determined by ultrasound-measured plaque strain in asymptomatic patients with significant stenosis
OBJECTIVE This article describes the use of ultrasound measurements of physical strain
within carotid atherosclerotic plaques as a measure of instability and the potential for …
within carotid atherosclerotic plaques as a measure of instability and the potential for …
Ultrasound Elastography: another piece in the puzzle of carotid plaque vulnerability?
A Davidhi, V Rafailidis, E Destanis… - Medical …, 2022 - medultrason.ro
Recent literature has shown that various carotid plaque features, other than stenosis,
contribute to plaque vulnerability. Features such as surface morphology and plaque …
contribute to plaque vulnerability. Features such as surface morphology and plaque …
Classification of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with and without cognitive decline using non-invasive carotid plaque strain indices as biomarkers
Vascular cognitive decline may be caused by micro-emboli generated by carotid plaque
instability. We previously found that maximum strain indices in carotid plaque were …
instability. We previously found that maximum strain indices in carotid plaque were …
GPU accelerated multilevel Lagrangian carotid strain imaging
NH Meshram, T Varghese - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A multilevel Lagrangian carotid strain imaging algorithm is analyzed to identify
computational bottlenecks for implementation on a graphics processing unit (GPU) …
computational bottlenecks for implementation on a graphics processing unit (GPU) …
The preservation of cognition 1 year after carotid endarterectomy in patients with prior cognitive decline
OBJECTIVE To explore the hypothesis that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) by removing an
unstable plaque may slow the course of vascular cognitive decline in both symptomatic and …
unstable plaque may slow the course of vascular cognitive decline in both symptomatic and …
Quantification of carotid artery plaque stability with multiple region of interest based ultrasound strain indices and relationship with cognition
Vulnerability and instability in carotid artery plaque has been assessed based on strain
variations using noninvasive ultrasound imaging. We previously demonstrated that carotid …
variations using noninvasive ultrasound imaging. We previously demonstrated that carotid …
[HTML][HTML] Methods in Stroke Prevention in the Wisconsin Native American Population
Native American individuals are more frequently affected by cerebrovascular diseases
including stroke and vascular cognitive decline. The aim of this study was to determine …
including stroke and vascular cognitive decline. The aim of this study was to determine …
A cross-sectional investigation of cognition and ultrasound-based vascular strain indices
Objective We examine the relationship between variability in the plaque strain distribution
estimated using ultrasound with multiple cognitive domains including executive, language …
estimated using ultrasound with multiple cognitive domains including executive, language …