Is the Adventitial Vasa Vasorum in Vulnerable Carotid Plaques Increased or Decreased?

Background Intraplaque neovascularization is a biomarker of vulnerable plaque. However, no data are available whether the increase in neovascularization within carotid plaques is a result of ischemia or an increase in adventitial vasa vasorum (VV). Objective To evaluate the VV signal in carotid vuln...

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Published in:	Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy
Main Author:	Wang Yixuan, Jin Lin, Chen Jianxiong, Yang Huixian, Shen Cuiqin, Xu Wenzhe, Shen Yuzhou, Huang Jun, Sun Liwan, Du Lianfang, Wang Bei, Li Fan, Li Zhaojun
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Editorial Office of Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy 2025-03-01
Subjects:	|carotid vulnerable plaque|contrast-enhanced ultrasound|vasa vasorum|neovascularization
Online Access:	https://www.journaladvancedultrasound.com/fileup/2576-2516/PDF/1738998948767-868907716.pdf