Sonographic Cardiovascular Assessment of the Aorta: Pilot of a Modified Image Grading System
| Autor: | Nicole Stigall-Weikle, Austin N. Brady, Qian Yang, Isaiah W. Bloom, Kevin D. Evans |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Aorta Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Atherosclerotic disease 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Chronic inflammatory disease medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Atheroma medicine.artery Abdominal aortic calcification medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Aortic calcifications Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 37:223-230 |
| ISSN: | 1552-5430 8756-4793 |
| Popis: | Objective: Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that can be undetected in middle-aged patients. Abdominal aortic calcifications (AACs) are one form of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and these can go undetected during a routine physician visit. Sonography has the potential to assess CVD progression, quantify plaque in the aorta, and help to quantify risk in asymptomatic patients. Methodology: This pilot study modified a current AAC grading system to create a scoring method for sonographic images among a small cohort of asymptomatic participants. A traditional portable ultrasound unit was used to image participants, and a subset underwent the same imaging with a handheld transducer and tablet. Results: In this cohort, six males and five females, it was possible to adequately visualize and assess plaque, utilizing both types of ultrasound equipment. The abdominal aorta was divided into segments on the sonogram for quality of grading. Ten participants were categorized with a grade II and one participant was given a grade IIIA. Conclusion: Replication of this modified grading system is needed to better understand the clinical utilization of sonography as a risk assessment tool. The risk assessment scoring was not dependent on the type of device used. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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