Preliminary study on the differentiation of vulnerable carotid plaques via analysis of calcium content and spectral curve slope by using gemstone spectral imaging.

ABSTRACT: Growing evidence indicates that vulnerable carotid plaque rupture is an important cause of stroke. However, the role of novel gemstone spectral imaging (GSI) in the assessment of vulnerable carotid plaques has remained to be sufficiently explored. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to provide a comprehensive evaluation of carotid atherosclerotic plaques using both GSI imaging biomarkers and serological biomarkers, and further explore their possible roles in the atherogenic process. The present study analyzed GSI data, including calcium content of carotid atherosclerotic plaques and spectral curve slope, as well as serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) levels in patients with a carotid atherosclerotic plaque using GSI-computed

SUBMITTER: Fan ZX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8972840 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature