ReviewUltrasound international open2016
Ultrasound Vascular Elastography as a Tool for Assessing Atherosclerotic Plaques - A Systematic Literature Review.
Review in Ultrasound international open, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05566080 (Preoperative Identification of the Histologically "Vulnerable" Plaque Using Non-invasive Imaging, Biomechanical Assessment and Baroreflex Evaluation in Patients With Severe Carotid Stenosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Preoperative Identification of the Histologically "Vulnerable" Plaque Using Non-invasive Imaging, Biomechanical Assessment and Baroreflex Evaluation in Patients With Severe Carotid Stenosis
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Hybrid Hierarchical Framework for Quantifying Mechanical Markers in Atherosclerotic Disease Progression: A New Approach for Diagnosis and Risk Assessment.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Operative Procedures for Ultrasound Assessment of Extracranial Artery Disease: A Narrative Review by the Italian Society for Vascular Investigation (SIDV).Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Arterial Stiffness and Subclinical Inflammation in Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Comprehensive Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Joint Analysis of Cardiovascular Control and Shear Wave Elastography to Determine Carotid Plaque Vulnerability.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Elastographic Assessment of Atherosclerotic Plaques and Determination of Vascular Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessment of the nano-mechanical properties of healthy and atherosclerotic coronary arteries by atomic force microscopy.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2024Article
- Peripheral arterial disease treatment planning using noninvasive and invasive imaging methods.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2023Article
- Role of Preoperative Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography and Radiofrequency-Based Arterial Wall Tracking in Assessing the Vulnerability of Carotid Plaques: Preliminary Results.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Ultrasound Methods in the Evaluation of Atherosclerosis: From Pathophysiology to Clinic.Biomedicines · 2021Review
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Abstract
Atherosclerosis is a widespread disease that accounts for nearly 3-quarters of deaths due to cardiovascular disease. Ultrasound elastography might be able to reliably identify characteristics associated with vulnerable plaques. There is a need for the evaluation of elastography and its ability to distinguish between vulnerable and stable plaques. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the literature on vascular elastography. A systematic search of the available literature for studies using elastography for assessing atherosclerotic plaques was conducted using the MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases. A standardized template was used to extract relevant data following the PRISMA 2009 checklist. 20 articles were included in this paper. The studies were heterogeneous. All studies reported that elastography was a feasible technique and provided additional information compared to B-mode ultrasound alone. Most studies reported higher strain values for vulnerable plaques. Ultrasound elastography has potential as a clinical tool in the assessment of atherosclerotic plaques. Elastography is able to distinguish between different plaque types, but there is considerable methodological variation between studies. There is a need for larger studies in a clinical setting to determine the full potential of elastography.
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