Ultrasound and Carotid Bifurcation Atherosclerosis

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Nicolaides, Andrew (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Beach, Kirk W. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kyriacou, Efthivoulos (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Pattichis, Constantinos S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2012.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Cardiology.; Vascular surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Ultrasound.; Imaging / Radiology.; Vascular Surgery.

Ultrasound and Carotid Bifurcation Atherosclerosis provides a comprehensive overview of the most recent advancements in instrumentation, imaging techniques including the use of contrast enhancement agents, plaque image analysis and its automation, elastography and plaque motion analysis; also, the u...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Stable and Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques
• Pathophysiology of Carotid Atherosclerosis
• Vascular Hemodynamics of the Carotid Bifurcation and Its Relation to Arterial Disease
• The Problem with Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
• Principles of Ultrasonic Imaging and Instrumentation
• Despeckling
• Vascular Ultrasound Imaging with Contrast Agents: Carotid Plaque Neovascularization and the Hyperplastic Vasa Vasorum Network
• Nonlinear Contrast Intravascular Ultrasound
• Molecular Imaging of Carotid Plaque with Targeted Ultrasound Contrast
• Methodological Considerations of Ultrasound Measurement of Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Lumen Diameter
• Automated Measurement of Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness
• Image Normalization, Plaque Typing and Texture Feature Extraction
• Automated Classification of Plaques
• Plaque Feature Extraction
• Plaque Classification
• Volumetric Evaluation of Carotid Atherosclerosis Using 3-Dimensional Ultrasonic Imaging
• Carotid Plaque Surface Irregularity
• Carotid Plaque Texture Analysis Using 3-Dimensional Volume Ultrasonic Imaging
• Wall Motion Analysis
• Noninvasive Carotid Elastography
• Motion Estimation of Carotid Artery Plaques
• Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Measurement: A Suitable Alternative for Cardiovascular Risk?
• Intima-Media Thickness and Carotid Plaques in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
• Association Between Plaque Size, Growth and Echogenicity with Cardiovascular Risk: The Tromsø Study
• Towards Clinical Applications of Carotid Ultrasound: Intima-Media Thickness, Plaque Area, and 3-Dimensional Phenotypes
• Arterial Wall, Plaque Measurements, Biomarkers and Metabolic Syndrome: Results from the Gothenburg Studies
• Novel Biomarkers and Subclinical Atherosclerosis
• Subclinical Atherosclerosis, Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
• Screening for Cardiovascular Risk Using Ultrasound: A Practical Approach
• Grading Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis
• The Significance of Echolucent Plaques: Past and Future Perspectives
• Intravascular Ultrasound: Plaque Characterisation
• Gray-Scale Based Stratified Color Mapping of Carotid Plaque
• Transcranial Doppler and Cerebrovascular Risk Stratification in Patients with Internal Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis
• Effect of Statin Therapy on Carotid Plaque Morphology
• Image Analysis of Carotid Plaques and Risk Stratification
• Ultrasonic Plaque Characterization: Results from the Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis and Risk of Stroke (ACSRS) Study.