Assessment of the common carotid artery wall stiffness by Shear Wave Elastography in Behcet's disease.

CONCLUSIONS: SWE seems to be a promising modality to evaluate endothelial dysfunction in BD by interpreting the arterial stiffness, and SWE might be an important adjunct to clinical and laboratory findings, and imaging modalities to assess cardiovascular risk in BD. Moreover, SWE evaluation of the arterial stiffness might assist us to understand pathophysiological aspects of BD. PMID: 30534651 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medical Ultrasonography - Category: Radiology Tags: Med Ultrason Source Type: research