Title: Characteristics of carotid ultrasonographic image in cerebral infarction patients
Abstract: Objective To explore the characteristics of carotid ultrosonographic image in cerebral infarction patients and the clinical value of ultrasonography.Methods We compared and analyzed the ultrasonographic results of 259 cerebral infarction inpatients confirmed by CT and MRI examination in our hospital and 198 healthy controls,and then analyzed the characteristics of carotid artery ultrasound of patients with cerebral infarction.Results Increase of carotid artery intima-media thickness,plaque formation and the degree of carotid stenosis were found more obviously in cerebral infarction patients than in the controls.Conclusion The formation of unstable plaques and moderate and severe carotid artery stenosis are important ultrasound features of patients with cerebral infarction.Carotid ultrasonography is very important in clinical prevention,diagnosis and treatment of cerebral infarction.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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