Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the assessment of carotid atherosclerotic disease: A review

S. Tellapuri; P. D. Sutphin; Sanjeeva P Kalva; R. F. Mattrey

doi:10.3174/ng.2000026

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the assessment of carotid atherosclerotic disease: A review

S. Tellapuri, P. D. Sutphin, Sanjeeva P Kalva, R. F. Mattrey

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Abstract

Contrast-enhanced sonography is a safe, radiation-free, and minimally invasive imaging technique. It takes advantage of the nonlinear behavior of microbubble contrast agents to produce microbubble-only images, which allows for the assessment of the extracranial carotid arteries, with a minuscule total dose of <1 mL. This review highlights the current status of extracranial carotid sonography imaging, including plaque characterization when using standard and contrast-enhanced sonography. Learning Objective: Describe risk factors associated with ischemic stroke and the associated imaging features and how contrast-enhanced sonography can provide direct evaluation for carotid artery stenosis as well as characterization of atherosclerotic plaque.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	38-48
Number of pages	11
Journal	Neurographics
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3174/ng.2000026
State	Published - 2021

Keywords

CEUS = contrast-enhanced ultrasound
DVR = diastolic velocity ratio
ECST = European carotid surgery trial
IMT = intima-media thickness
MB = microbubble
NASCET = North american symptomatic carotid endarterectomy trial
SVR = systolic velocity ratio

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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