Clinical study of carotid superb microvascular imaging in evaluating the activity of Takayasu’s arteritis

ObjectiveThe goal of this study is to use superb microvascular imaging (SMI) to observe neovascularization in the carotid vessel wall to identify potential Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) inflammation markers.MethodsBilateral carotid arteries from 96 patients with TAK were imaged by a Doppler ultrasound...

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Main Authors: Feng-Ju Liu, Wei-Ping Ci, Yi Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1051862/full