The determination of the value of contrast enhancement in carotid artery plaques with multi detector computed tomography

Volume: 56 Number: 2 July 1, 2017
  • Halil İbrahim Özdemir
  • Celal Çınar
  • Halil Bozkaya
  • Ayşe Güler
  • İsmail Oran
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The determination of the value of contrast enhancement in carotid artery plaques with multi detector computed tomography

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of the study is to determine the accuracy of carotid artery plaque density measurements using multi detector computed tomography (MDCT) with contrast administration to differentiate symptomatic from asymptomatic plaques. Materials and Methods: Seventy-two patients who did not have calcified plaques were identified retrospectively among patients undergoing neck and brain MDCT due to atherosclerotic carotid artery disease diagnosis or pre-diagnosis. The plaque density measurements were made on the same axial unenhanced and contrast-enhanced sections in large window, using a circular ROI in 1-4 mm² in size. The symptom differentiation of patients was based on neurological examination and radiological findings. The measured density values were compared according to the clinical and laboratory findings and medical histories of the patients. Student t-test was used for statistical analyses. Results: Significant differences (p

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Halil İbrahim Özdemir

Celal Çınar

Halil Bozkaya

Ayşe Güler

İsmail Oran

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July 1, 2017

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July 1, 2017

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Year 2017 Volume: 56 Number: 2

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https://doi.org/10.19161/etd.344242

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https://izlik.org/JA44HM42UJ

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1.Halil İbrahim Özdemir, Celal Çınar, Halil Bozkaya, Ayşe Güler, İsmail Oran. Multi dedektör bilgisayarlı tomografi ile karotid arter plaklarında kontrastlanma miktarlarının saptanması. EJM. 2017 Jul. 1;56(2):66-71. doi:10.19161/etd.344242

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