Abstract
The authors investigated the value of real-time compound ultrasound imaging for improving the image quality of B-mode scanning. The study cohort comprised 32 patients in whom plaques of the internal carotid artery had been identified by high-resolution B-mode scanning. Real-time compound ultrasound imaging was used to investigate the plaques, which were rated by two independent observers according to a standardized protocol. The observers classified most of the plaques as echogenic and with irregular surfaces. Agreement was similar for both compound ultrasound and conventional B-mode. Real-time compound ultrasound was rated superior in the categories of plaque texture, plaque surface definition and vessel wall demarcation. The authors concluded that real-time compound ultrasound showed good agreement with high-resolution B-mode imaging and is a useful technique for the characterization of atherosclerotic plaques.
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