Relationship of Carotid Plaque Echomorphology to Presenting Symptom
| Autor: | MJ Gough, David Russell, S.M. Wijeyaratne |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Plaque instability Grey scale Asymptomatic Statistics Nonparametric Carotid stenoses Image Interpretation Computer-Assisted Carotid stenosis medicine Humans Aged Aged 80 and over Medicine(all) Ultrasonography Doppler Duplex Chi-Square Distribution business.industry Amaurosis fugax Middle Aged Logistic Models Female Surgery Radiology Echomorphology medicine.symptom Ultrasonography Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Chi-squared distribution Clinical risk factor Blood Flow Velocity |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 39:134-138 |
| ISSN: | 1078-5884 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.11.003 |
| Popis: | Background Attempts to stratify carotid plaques according to clinical risk using single longitudinal view (SLV) echomorphology have not been uniformly successful. We compared SLV grey scale median measurements (SLV-GSM) with a newer technique of multiple cross-sectional view echomorphology (MCSV-GSM) in carotid plaques from 3 patient groups (asymptomatic, ocular, and hemispheric symptoms). Methods SLV and MCSV images were obtained from 109 carotid stenoses (70–99%; 41 hemispheric, 17 ocular, 51 asymptomatic). SLV-GSM and MCSV-GSM min (lowest plaque MCSV image GSM) were determined to assess echolucency whilst MCSV-GSM max−min (highest minus lowest MCSV-GSM) assessed heterogeneity. Results Echolucency was greater (lower GSM) in plaques causing hemispheric symptoms versus asymptomatic plaques (MCSV-GSM min , P = .002; SLV-GSM, P = .002). Only MCSV imaging detected differences in echolucency between asymptomatic plaques and those causing ocular symptoms (SLV-GSM, p = 0.84; MCSV-GSM min , p = .003). Symptomatic plaques showed greater heterogeneity versus asymptomatic plaques, significantly in those causing ocular symptoms (hemispheric P = .126; AF P = .011). Conclusions Both SLV and MCSV echomorphology confirm increased echolucency in plaques causing hemispheric symptoms. Plaques causing ocular symptoms could only be distinguished from asymptomatic plaques with MCSV assessment (increased echolucency and heterogeneity). This suggests that amaurosis fugax may be associated with a more focal plaque instability that is best detected with MCSV imaging. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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