Ultrasound measurement of the fibrous cap in symptomatic and asymptomatic atheromatous carotid plaques

Devuyst, Gérald; Karapanayiotides, Theodoros; Ruchat, Patrik; Pusztaszeri, Marc; Lobrinus, Johannes-Alexander; Jonasson, Lisa; Cuisinaire, Olivier; Kalangos, Afksendiyos; Despland, Paul-André; Thiran, Jean-Philippe; Bogousslavsky, Julien

doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.483024

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English

Ultrasound measurement of the fibrous cap in symptomatic and asymptomatic atheromatous carotid plaques

ContributorsDevuyst, Gérald; Karapanayiotides, Theodoros; Ruchat, Patrik; Pusztaszeri, Marc; Lobrinus, Johannes-Alexander; Jonasson, Lisa; Cuisinaire, Olivier; Kalangos, Afksendiyos; Despland, Paul-André; Thiran, Jean-Philippe; Bogousslavsky, Julien

Published inCirculation, vol. 111, no. 21, p. 2776-2782

Publication date2005

Abstract

Fibrous cap thickness (FCT) is an important determinant of atheroma stability. We evaluated the feasibility and potential clinical implications of measuring the FCT of internal carotid artery plaques with a new ultrasound system based on boundary detection by dynamic programming.

Keywords

Aged
Atherosclerosis/diagnosis/pathology
Carotid Artery Diseases/diagnosis/pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Observer Variation
Predictive Value of Tests
ROC Curve
Software
Ultrasonography/methods/standards

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire (105)

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DEVUYST, Gérald et al. Ultrasound measurement of the fibrous cap in symptomatic and asymptomatic atheromatous carotid plaques. In: Circulation, 2005, vol. 111, n° 21, p. 2776–2782. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.483024

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PID : unige:39725
DOI : 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.483024
PMID : 15911699

Journal ISSN0009-7322

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Ultrasound measurement of the fibrous cap in symptomatic and asymptomatic atheromatous carotid plaques

Fibrous cap thickness (FCT) is an important determinant of atheroma stability. We evaluated the feasibility and potential clinical implications of measuring the FCT of internal carotid artery plaques with a new ultrasound system based on boundary detection by dynamic programming.

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