Carotid disease is a major current health problem accounting for a significant part of stroke
patients. Ultrasound with colour Doppler and spectral analysis is the primary imaging …

The use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for vascular imaging indications has
increased dramatically during the last decade. Ultrasound contrast agents are gas-filled …

Previous data have indicated that carotid plaque ulceration is a strong predictor of
cerebrovascular events. Standard ultrasound and color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) scans …

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is increasingly being used to identify patients with
carotid plaques that are vulnerable to rupture, so-called vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques …

Atherosclerosis is the most frequent cause of coronary and carotid artery disease. Although
it rarely causes symptoms in early stages, atherosclerosis can develop at young age and …

Purpose: Intraplaque neovascularization (IPN) is an increasingly studied marker of the
vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is an in vivo …

Abstract Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) has established itself as an
imaging technique capable of providing video-rate imaging of biological specimens through …

Cardiovascular risk stratification of asymptomatic patients is based on the assessment of risk
factors. Noninvasive imaging of subclinical atherosclerosis may improve cardiovascular risk …

Background Carotid intima‐media thickness (IMT) and plaque are recognized markers of
increased risk for cerebrovascular events. Accurate visualization of the IMT and plaques is …

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography of the carotids has recently emerged as a
complementary examination to conventional carotid Doppler ultrasonography. It is an …