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Ultrasonic Assessment of Myocardial Microstructure
Published on: January 14, 2014
動脈動脈硬化性冠動脈病変のエコーカルディオグラフィック評価
1Cardiovascular Division, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Circulation
|September 1, 1991
まとめ
エコーカルディオグラフィは冠動脈と動脈硬化を視覚化できますが,冠動脈疾患のルーティン診断のために冠動脈樹全体を完全に検査する現在の方法はありません.
科学分野:
- 心血管画像検査についてです.
- 医療用超音波検査について
背景:
- 冠動脈疾患 (CAD) の診断は,さまざまなイメージング方法に依存しています.
- エコーカルディオグラフィーは,冠動脈の非侵襲的な視覚化の可能性を提供します.
研究 の 目的:
- 普通の動脈と動脈硬化性冠動脈の視覚化におけるさまざまなエコー・カーディオグラフィー技術の能力を評価する.
- 総合的な冠動脈検査のためのエコーカルディオグラフィーの現在の限界を評価する.
主な方法:
- トランストラシック,トランスエゾファゲアル,エピカルディアル (手術内),および血管内エコーカルディオグラフィのアプローチのレビュー.
- 冠動脈の断片と動脈硬化性病変の可視化能力の評価.
主要な成果:
- 議論されたすべてのエコーカルディオグラフィの方法は,冠動脈の部分,特に近隣のセグメントを視覚化することができます.
- これらのテクニックは,視覚化されたセグメント内の動脈硬化性病変を実証することができます.
- 現在のエコーカルディオグラフィの方法は,冠動脈樹全体の完全な検査を提供するものではありません.
結論:
- エコーカルディオグラフィー技術は,冠動脈の視覚化と動脈硬化症の検出に有望である.
- 現在の限界は,CADの診断と管理のための標準的な臨床ツールとして使用することを妨げています.
- 将来の技術的進歩により,これらのエコー・カルディオグラフィー・メソッドの臨床的有用性が向上すると予想されます.
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