The role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in risk assessment of carotid atheroma

Background and objective: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound, used to assess atherosclerotic carotid plaques, improves visualization of vessel wall irregularities and depicts intraplaque neovascularization. This article illustrates the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the risk assessment of caro...

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Main Authors: Silviu Stanciu, Cristina Enciu, Ioana Răduţă, Dan Stoicescu, Adrian Anghel, Daniela Anghel, B. Olan, Lucian Ciobîcă
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Publishing House 2016-07-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Military Medicine
Online Access:http://revistamedicinamilitara.ro/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RJMM-vol-CXIX-nr-2-din-2016.11-13.pdf