title: [Methods for quantifying the onset of arteriosclerotic wall changes in the carotid arteries].
abstract: Two different methods of quantifying arteriosclerotically changed vessel walls of carotid arteries were compared: the two-dimensional method of measuring intima and media thickness (IMT) and the three-dimensional measurement of plaque volume. The results of 433 carotid arteries in 174 patients indicate a positive correlation in measurements of IMT between internal and common carotid arteries (P < 0.001), but no correlation between IMT measurements and three-dimensional measurements of plaque volume. For follow-up studies of carotid artery disease the three-dimensional volume measurements are the best method of evaluating progression or regression of focal plaque volume.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Universitätsklinik Essen.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delcker
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Diener
mesh_terms: D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial
vernacular_title: Methoden zur Quantifizierung beginnender arteriosklerotischer Wandveränderungen der Karotiden.