Carotid artery ultrasound imaging is a crucial tool in assessing cardiovascular health, particularly for detecting conditions like atherosclerosis, which can lead to strokes. The segmentation of ...

Carotid percutaneous ... treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which duplex ultrasound (DUS) criteria to use to determine ...

Abstract: The segmentation and classification of carotid plaques in ultrasound images play important roles in the treatment of atherosclerosis and assessment for the risk of stroke. Although deep ...

The repeatability of a variety of indices of arterial stiffness calculated from a standard carotid arterial M-mode ultrasound image was investigated. Twenty-six asymptomatic normal ... the maximum and ...

Valentine’s Day is coming up; February is officially American Heart Month. Once again, Compass Peak Imaging in Glenwood is ...

Arteriosclerotic plaques in the carotid artery can be diagnosed by a variety of imaging methods, such as ultrasound, CTA, MRI, DSA etc., which can achieve qualitative and quantitative analysis of ...

The triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index has been proposed as a reliable marker of insulin resistance. However, its value in patients with carotid plaque stability remains unclear. This study investigated ...

Subsequently, OCT imaging of the right carotid artery was performed. Histology was performed on arterial regions that ... OCT employs near-infrared light, while conventional ultrasound imaging employs ...

Sixty-three percent were done for ≥ 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 37% for strokes/transient ischemic attacks. Table 1 summarizes the clinical and demographic characteristics. The ...

Patients with ischaemic deficits also had cranial computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI ... (n = 3), perioperative ultrasound in patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy (n = ...