Why the study?
Does three-dimensional ultrasound imaging improve the reliability of atherosclerotic plaque volume measurements in patients with carotid atherosclerosis?
Population
70 patients with moderate atherosclerosis in carotid arteries
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
weekly intervals
Authors
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May support reliable serial carotid plaque quantification by 3D ultrasound; extends reproducibility data but requires outcome validation.
Does three-dimensional ultrasound imaging improve the reliability of atherosclerotic plaque volume measurements in patients with carotid atherosclerosis?
Three-dimensional ultrasound with computer-based image reconstruction provides highly reliable repeated quantification of moderate carotid atherosclerosis.
Delcker et al. (1994) studied this question.
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