The vasa vasorum of carotid artery in patients with cerebral infarction by contrast-enhanced ultrasonograpy：a pilot study
ZHANG Yan-ming
SONG Ze-zhou
FU Yan-fei
GENG Yu
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the vasa vasorum of carotid artery in patients with cerebral infarction by contrast enhanced ultrasonograpy .Methods 47 patients with cerebral infarction and 18 controls were studied by contrast enhanced ultrasonograpy . The vasa vasorum intensity of carotid artery was measured and calculated after the injection of contrast agent .Results The vasa vasorum intensity of carotid artery was higher in the side of infarction in patients with cerebral infarction than the controls and in the side of non-infarction in patients with cerebral infarction .The differences of the vasa vasorum intensity of carotid artery be-tween the controls and in the side of non-infarction in patients with cerebral infarction were not significant .Conclusion The vasa vasorum intensity of carotid artery is the marker of cerebral infarction and significantly increased in patients with cerebral infarction compared with patients with non-cerebral infarction .
Keywords：UltrasonographyContrast agentCerebral infarctionCarotid arteryAeteriosclerosis
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 581-583 )