The aims of this study were to quantify the textural information of strain rate images in
ultrasound carotid elastography and evaluate the feasibility of using the textural features in …

Ultrasound-based carotid elastography has been developed to estimate the mechanical
properties of atherosclerotic plaques. The objective of this study was to evaluate the in vivo …

Ultrasound-based carotid elastography has been developed to evaluate the vulnerability of
carotid atherosclerotic plaques. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vivo …

Objectives To evaluate the ability of ultrasound non-invasive vascular elastography (NIVE)
strain analysis to characterise carotid plaque composition and vulnerability as determined …

OBJECTIVE. Vulnerable and nonvulnerable carotid artery plaques have different tissue
morphology and composition that may affect plaque biomechanics. The objective of this …

Recent literature has shown that various carotid plaque features, other than stenosis,
contribute to plaque vulnerability. Features such as surface morphology and plaque …

In this paper, we explore two parameters or strain indices related to plaque deformation
during the cardiac cycle, namely, the maximum accumulated axial strain in plaque and the …

Shear-wave elastography (SWE) is a novel ultrasound technique for quantifying tissue
elasticity. The aim of this study was to identify differences in atherosclerotic plaque elasticity …

It is valuable for evaluation of carotid plaque vulnerability to investigate the relation between
intraplaque neovascularization (IPN) and plaque elasticity. The contrast-enhanced …

Purpose: There is a need to develop methods that reliably quantify characteristics
associated with vulnerable carotid plaque. Greyscale median (GSM) and shear wave …