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Plaque echodensity and textural features are associated with histologic carotid plaque instability.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Sept 2016
Doonan Robert J, Gorgui Jessica, Veinot Jean P, Lai Chi, Kyriacou Efthyvoulos, Corriveau Marc M, Steinmetz Oren K, Daskalopoulou Stella S
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BACKGROUND: Carotid plaque echodensity and texture features predict cerebrovascular symptomatology. Our purpose was to determine the association of echodensity and textural features obtained from a digital image analysis (DIA) program with histologic features of plaque instability as well as to identify the specific morphologic characteristics of unstable plaques. METHODS: Patients scheduled to undergo carotid...
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