Three-dimensional ultrasonographic evaluation of carotid artery plaque surface irregularity
| Autor: | Izzet Okcesiz, Hakan Artas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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carotid plaque
business.industry Carotid arteries Technical success Significant difference General Medicine 3d ultrasonography surface irregularity 03 medical and health sciences Neck ultrasound 0302 clinical medicine Carotid artery plaque Clinical Research Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Ultrasonography business Nuclear medicine |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Medical Science, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 58-65 (2019) Archives of Medical Science : AMS |
| ISSN: | 1734-1922 |
| Popis: | Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate 3-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography (US) in determining the surface irregularity of carotid artery plaques. Material and methods This study included 50 patients (20 females and 30 males) aged between 56 and 82 years with plaques in the carotid artery which were detected during routine neck ultrasound. Simultaneously these cases were evaluated in terms of plaque echogenicities and surface characteristics with 2D and 3D US. Results 3D imaging was successfully performed in 45 of the 50 cases and the technical success rate was 90%. A single plaque was detected in 64.4% of the patients, with the remaining 35.6% having more than one plaque. The lengths of the plaques ranged from 2 to 12 mm (mean: 3.98 ±1.70 mm); the widths ranged from 1.8 to 3.2 mm (mean: 2.11 ±0.37 mm). No significant difference was found between 2D and 3D plaque echo-structures (observer 1, p = 0.317; observer 2, p = 0.276), but there were significant differences between 2D and 3D plaque surface irregularities (observer 1, p = 0.002; observer 2, p = 0.004). The inter-observer agreement on 2D and 3D plaque echo-structure and surface irregularity was very good (k coefficients were 0.89 and 0.83, respectively, for echo-structure, and 0.91 and 0.95, respectively, for surface irregularity). Conclusions The present study shows that 3D US examination is a valuable non-invasive method for investigation of surface irregularity of carotid artery plaques. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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