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Results Intraobserver and interobserver measurement reliabilities were 94% and 93.2%, respectively. Plaque volume measurement variability decreased with increasing plaque volume (range, 27.1% to 2.2%). Measurement precision was constant for ISDs between 1.0 and 3.0 mm, whereas plaque volume measurement variability increased with ISD. Repeated 3D US scan measurements were not different from single-scan measurements (P=0.867).
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Plaque volume can be measured accurately and reliably by 3D US.
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Conclusions—Through the use of 3-D ultrasound, it is possible to noninvasively examine the regression and progression of carotid artery plaque ulceration.
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Um quarto das placas têm apenas erosão e não rutura.
Estudar a erosão passo a passo é uma tarefa para o 3D Vascular.
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Conclusions— 3D plaque volume measurement can show large effects of therapy on atherosclerosis in 3 months in sample sizes of ≈20 patients per group. Sample sizes of 22 per group would be sufficient to show an effect size of 25% that of atorvastatin in 6 months.
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Redução de volume de placa é uma medida tridimensional por natureza.
Avaliar reduções de placas, onde quer que elas estejam, só mesmo com 3D.
Essa tecnologia é bem mais acessível que o 3D cardio e deve ser aproveitada até mesmo na clínica.
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