Thickening of intima-media complex in the common carotid artery is a biomarker of atherosclerosis. To automatically measure this thickness, we propose a region-based segmentation method, involving a ...

Objective Low association between cardiac symptoms and coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) demands for objective markers to improve cardiovascular risk ...

Duplex carotid ultrasonography was performed as previously described, [24] with the use of linear array 7.5-MHz transducers. In accordance with our previous studies, [24, 32, 33] severity of ...

METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy-eight subjects had ultrasound studies at baseline, 2, and 4 years. Twenty-four drug and 22 placebo subjects had carotid ultrasound images at baseline, 2, and 4 years with ...

With a carotid stent, dilation balloon, and integrated embolic protection (IEP) filter for added safety, the system also allows for three steps in one, minimizing manipulation of balloons and stents ...

Conclusions Our data demonstrated that a significant portion of stented carotid arteries will display elevated PSVs that are greater than the accepted normal value for a native carotid artery ...

Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) is a narrowing of the lumen (the inside space) of the carotid artery (usually due to cholesterol deposits called plaque). CAS is responsible for 8% of all strokes due to ...

Ultrasound Image of Carotid Artery is taken by placing a probe against our neck region and sound waves get reflected and then the computer constructs an image based on the sound waves from the ...