Using panoramic radiographs to detect carotid artery calcifications: are they a helpful diagnostic tool?
More than 50% of cerebrovascular accidents are caused by atherosclerotic disease at the carotid artery.1 Carotid artery stenosis may be detected by the standard method of duplex ultrasound (DUS), while calcifications can be detected by panoramic radiographs.2-4 Panoramic radiographs may be used as a selective tool, reducing health costs by identifying individuals at risk of stroke or myocardial infarction.5-7 The present study sought a correlation between laboratory findings/behaviors and panoramic radiographs and DUS images, thus determining the value of the panoramic radiographs' findings.
Gouvea
Adriele Ferreira
AF
Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Vargas
Pablo Agustin
PA
Jorge
Jacks
J
Lopes
Marcio Ajudarte
MA
D000368:Aged; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000150:complications; D002149:Energy Intake; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012907:Smoking; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol