Why the study?
Does a B-mode ultrasound scoring system reliably quantify the extent of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis and detect changes over time or differences between patient groups?
Population
Multiple cohorts including 52 individuals for repeatability testing, 22 patients post-endarterectomy, 22…
Comparison
B-mode ultrasound scoring system for quantifying… vs Measure of severity for repeatability; age…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months for repeatability cohort; 1.5-3 years for age…
Authors
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Supports repeatable carotid atherosclerosis quantification in research; leaves open clinical utility for progression monitoring or risk stratification.
Does a B-mode ultrasound scoring system reliably quantify the extent of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis and detect changes over time or differences between patient groups?
A novel B-mode ultrasound scoring system provides a highly repeatable measure of carotid atherosclerosis extent that correlates with age and the presence of coronary disease.
Crouse et al. (1986) studied this question.
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