Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
August 1, 1995Angiology

Normalized mean gray level distinguished soft (24.2 +/- 12.4), fibrotic (64.5 +/- 16.4), and calcific plaques (125.3 +/- 24.5) (P < 0.01), while entropy separated homogeneous from heterogeneous plaques (5 +/- 1 vs 7.9 +/- 9.7; P < 0.01).

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Why the study?

Does quantitative texture analysis of ultrasonic images provide an objective assessment of carotid plaque echodensity and homogeneity compared to visual qualitative assessment?

Population

10 patients with carotid atherosclerotic plaques yielding 47 B-mode images

Comparison

Quantitative texture analysis of digitized… vs Visual qualitative assessment by two independent…

Design

Cross-sectional, Two independent, experienced observers for visual reading

Authors

AMA. MazzoneMUM.P. UrbaniEPEugenio Picano

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Overview

May support objective carotid plaque characterization on ultrasound; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Structured PICO

Does quantitative texture analysis of ultrasonic images provide an objective assessment of carotid plaque echodensity and homogeneity compared to visual qualitative assessment?

P
Population
10 patients with carotid atherosclerotic plaques yielding 47 B-mode images
I
Intervention
Quantitative texture analysis (videodensitometric technique) of digitized B-mode ultrasonic images
C
Comparator
Visual qualitative assessment by two independent experienced observers
O
Outcome
Objective differentiation of plaque echodensity (soft, fibrotic, calcific) and homogeneitysurrogate

Quantitative texture analysis of standard B-mode ultrasound images provides a feasible, objective, and operator-independent method to assess carotid plaque composition and homogeneity.

Cite This Study

Mazzone et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86dfafddd5671cb07cb9cchttps://doi.org/10.1177/000331979504600804
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share