作者: Mehravar Rafati , Mehrdad Rafati Rahimzadeh , Hassan Moladoust
DOI: 10.1016/J.ULTRASMEDBIO.2019.07.412
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摘要: Abstract This study aimed to identify instant intima-media thickness changes (ΔIMT) in the common carotid artery (CCA) during cardiac cycle order assess atherosclerosis progression. Using a computerized semi-automated method, IMT were extracted two walls of left CCA (240 consecutive patients) using B-mode ultrasound images. We found that ΔIMT increased from 8 ± 4% IMTmax controls 15 6% severe stenosis group. According multiple ordinal regression analysis, was associated with severity (odds ratio [OR], 4.95; p