After each treatment, the focused ultrasound was used to open the BBB at the sites of the highest plaque buildup. While there ...

Compared with IMT, measurement of carotid plaque volume by three-dimensional ultrasound reduces by two orders of magnitude the sample size and duration of treatment needed to evaluate new therapies.

Cite this: Technology Insight: Ultrasound Measurement of Carotid Plaque—Patient Management, Genetic Research, and Therapy Evaluation - Medscape - Nov 01, 2006. The burden of atherosclerosis can ...