Ultrasound assessment of carotid atherosclerosis focusing on plaque characteristics and changes over time

The main finding of this study was that adolescents with EOP or EOBP, when measured with HFU, had significantly increased thick- ness of the LCCA-intima and higher intima/media

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of intraplaque neovascularization in carotid arteries: correlation with histology and plaque echogenicity. Giannoni MF, Vicenzini

Plaque height measured using ultrasound is slightly more accurate and more feasible than plaque area to estimate the plaque volume measured using MRI. Conclusion:

The aims of the current thesis were to: I) develop a new method for semi-automated ultrasound image analysis to classify non-stenotic carotid plaques, evaluate cases with

A population sample of 64-year-old Caucasian women (n=638) with varying degrees of glucose tolerance underwent assessment of cardiovascular risk factors and bilateral ultrasound

Increased blood flow reversal is seen in cases of aortic regurgitation [108], which in severe regurgitation may involve the descending aorta [109], In elderly patients without

Therefore, we investigated if regional flow conditions, with retrograde diastolic flow, make plaques located in the aorta distal to the cerebral branches relevant as sources of

Opponent: Victoria Heldestad Lilliesköld - Senior lecturer at Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University. Examiner: Per Lindqvist - Senior lecturer at Department