Non-Invasive Vascular Elastography as a One-Step Imaging Technique to Evaluate Early Vascular Changes in Children Compared to B-Mode-Based Intima-Media Thickness Technique : A Validation Study Using Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability
Abstract:Background: Childhood obesity is linked to higher adult mortality and morbidity from atherosclerosis. It is primordial to detect at-risk children earlier-on to prevent disease progression. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a subclinical radiological marker for early atherosclerosis. B-mode ultrasound is a known technique to assess IMT, but no gold standard technique exists in children. Non-invasive vascular elastography (NIVE) using speckle statistics is an innovative alternative to evaluate IMT and adds… Show more
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