In this Review, we focus on the various noninvasive imaging techniques that are being used for morphological and functional assessment of carotid atheromatous plaques in the clinical setting.

Anyone who can measure IMT can measure carotid plaque, so it seems logical to measure both parameters whenever either is evaluated. Cite this: Technology Insight: Ultrasound Measurement of Carotid ...

This is usually related to low blood flow to the eye or small pieces of the plaque blocking the eye blood supply ... A high pitch sound or "bruit" coming from the carotid artery may indicate ...

A small cut is made in your neck to reveal the blocked part of the artery ... You may be prescribed blood thinning medication to prevent clots. You will have a carotid ultrasound every year to check ...

Eventually plaque develops, and plaque rupture is the cause of heart attack and strokes. Carotid IMT is an ultrasound test that measures endothelial thickness. It also picks up plaque, both calcified ...

Among 95 SLE patients and 71 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals followed for 10 years, 52 of the patients and 21 of the controls showed atherosclerotic plaques on carotid ultrasound at the ...