Pseudo-enhancement does not explain the increased carotid adventitial vasa vasorum signal in diabetic patients

Atherosclerosis. 2013 Aug;229(2):459-61. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.06.007. Epub 2013 Jun 24.

Authors

Maria Vittoria Arcidiacono¹, Esther Rubinat, Emilio Ortega, Angels Betriu, Elvira Fernández, Didac Mauricio

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Rovira Roure, 80, 25198 Lleida, Spain.

PMID: 23880205
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.06.007

No abstract available

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Carotid ultrasound; Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Vasa vasorum.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*
Diabetic Angiopathies / diagnostic imaging*
Diabetic Retinopathy / pathology*
Female
Humans
Male
Ultrasonography