Shear Wave Elastography Imaging for the Features of Symptomatic Carotid Plaques: A Feasibility Study

Abstract

Shear wave elastography can evaluate the Young's modulus of carotid plaque stably, and could serve as an additional method for the detection of symptomatic carotid plaques, which, in combination with common ultrasound, can promote the efficiency of differentiating symptomatic carotid plaques.