Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of the vasa vasorum of carotid artery plaque

• 作者: Yan-Ming Zhang Ze-Zhou Song
• 来源期刊: 世界放射学杂志：英文版（电子版）
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: VASA vasorum CAROTID ARTERY PLAQUE VULNERABILITY CONTRAST-ENHANCED ultrasound
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（6）
• 页码范围: 131-133
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R543.4

摘要

The vasa vasorum of carotid artery plaque is a novel marker of accurately evaluating the vulnerability of carotid artery plaque, which was associated with symptomatic cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease. The presence of ultrasound contrast agents in carotid artery plaque represents the presence of the vasa vasorum in carotid artery plaque because the ultrasoundcontrast agents are strict intravascular tracers. Therefore, contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) is a novel and safe imaging modality for evaluating the vasa vasorum in carotid artery plaque. However, there are some issues that needs to be assessed to embody fully the clinical utility of the vasa vasorum in carotid artery plaque with CEUS.