May 28, 2019BioMedical Engineering OnLineOpen Access

Imaging modalities to diagnose carotid artery stenosis: progress and prospect

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Why the study?

Carotid artery stenosis can cause debilitating stroke, making accurate early detection important.

What are the technical developments and clinical efficacies of various imaging modalities for diagnosing carotid artery stenosis?

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Authors

ASAshish SaxenaLovely Professional University ENE. Y. K. NgUniversity of California, Los Angeles SLSoo Teik LimDuke-NUS Medical School

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Implication

Supports DUS-first carotid imaging now; leaves open prospective validation of plaque characterization.

Structured PICO

What are the technical developments and clinical efficacies of various imaging modalities for diagnosing carotid artery stenosis?

Intervention

Imaging modalities for carotid artery stenosis (DUS, CTA, MRA, OCT, PAT, IR thermography)

Outcome

Diagnosis and plaque characterization of carotid artery stenosis

The review summarizes the progress in imaging modalities for carotid artery stenosis, emphasizing the shift from stenosis quantification to vulnerable plaque characterization.

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Saxena et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69de8e52210a0977fce94afb https://doi.org/10.1186/s12938-019-0685-7

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Imaging modalities to diagnose carotid artery stenosis: progress and prospect

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Imaging modalities to diagnose carotid artery stenosis: progress and prospect

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