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Evaluation of Carotid Atherosclerosis and Inflammation by Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound

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Systemic Vasculitis

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Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CE-US) was initially used to facilitate unenhanced duplex for as part of the structural vascular examination. CE-US is emerging as having utility for assessing the adventitial and plaque vasa vasorum, and reflecting vascular and plaque inflammation. Such functional imaging may help with risk stratification of carotid atherosclerosis and in monitoring the response to plaque stabilising and risk modifying cardiovascular therapeutics. Research is ongoing in the refinement and standardisation of protocols in carotid CE-US.

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  1. Academic Section of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College London, 4th Floor, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK

    Joseph Shalhoub

  2. Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, 2nd Floor, Burlington Danes Building, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 ONN, UK

    David R. J. Owen

  3. Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Room 117 Neptune Building, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 ONN, UK

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  2. Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 55902, Minnesota, USA

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Shalhoub, J., Owen, D.R.J., Leen, E.L.S. (2011). Evaluation of Carotid Atherosclerosis and Inflammation by Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound. In: Hendaoui, L., Stanson, A., Bouhaouala, M., Joffre, F. (eds) Systemic Vasculitis. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2011_146

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