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Contribution of UltraFast™ Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography in the Imaging of Carotid Artery Disease
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Filip, Mandurić Stipe, Radoš Boris, Brkljačić Bulum, Antonio Ivanac, Gordana Pfeifer, Luka Bulum, Marta Divjak, Eugen |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | Carotid artery disease is one of the main global causes of disability and premature mortality in the spectrum of cardiovascular diseases. One of its main consequences, stroke, is the second biggest global contributor to disability and burden via Disability Adjusted Life Years after ischemic heart disease. In the last decades, B-mode and Doppler-based ultrasound imaging techniques have become an indispensable part of modern medical imaging of carotid artery disease. However, they have limited abilities in carotid artery plaque and wall characterization and are unable to provide simultaneous quantitative and qualitative flow information while the images are burdened by low framerates. UltraFast™ ultrasound is able to overcome these obstacles by providing simultaneous quantitative and qualitative flow analysis information in high frame rates via UltraFast™ Doppler. Another newly developed ultrasound technique, shear wave elastography, is based on the visualization of induced shear waves and the measurement of the shear wave propagation speed in the examined tissues which enables real-time carotid plaque and wall analysis. These newly developed ultrasound modalities have potential to significantly improve workflow efficiency and are able to provide a plethora of additional imaging information of carotid artery disease in comparison to conventional ultrasound techniques. |
| Starting Page | 1168 |
| e-ISSN | 20754418 |
| DOI | 10.3390/diagnostics12051168 |
| Journal | Diagnostics |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-05-08 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Diagnostics Carotid Artery Carotid Plaque Ultrasound Ultrafast Elastography Imaging |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |