• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.82-91
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• 2021

Carotid duplex ultrasound is commonly used to diagnose various carotid artery diseases due to it being noninvasive and easy to perform. Carotid atherosclerosis is a major indicator for the need to perform carotid duplex ultrasound, which can determine the degree of stenosis, plaque characteristics, and intima-media thickness. It can also be used to screen and follow-up after carotid revascularization. Here we discuss the standard techniques, interpretations, and clinical indicators for carotid duplex ultrasounds.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.198-207
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• 2015

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and chronic total occlusion (CTO) of coronary artery are well-known atherosclerotic vascular diseases. However, the difference of intima-media thickness and plaque characteristics of carotid arteries between STEMI and CTO patients were not directly compared in previous studies. Medical records of a total of 158 (101 STEMI, 57 CTO) patients, who underwent carotid artery ultrasonography, were selected for the analysis. The baseline characteristics, ultrasonography findings, and clinical outcomes of the two groups were compared. The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia was significantly higher in CTO patients. Carotid intima-media thickness ($0.97{\pm}0.13$ vs. $0.78{\pm}0.17cm$, P < 0.0001) and number of plaques ($2.2{\pm}1.0$ vs. $1.7{\pm}1.2$, P < 0.0001) were greater in CTO than STEMI patients. Multiple (${\geq}3$) or echogenic plaques were more frequently observed in CTO patients. During the median follow-up duration of 27 months, major adverse cardiovascular events occurred in 31% of CTO and 14% of STEMI patients (P = 0.008). We found that, compared with STEMI, CTO patients have higher burden of carotid artery atherosclerosis associated with more comorbid diseases and poor clinical outcomes.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.610-614
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• 2012

This study was done to identify correlates of carotid artery ultrasonography's measurement and Inyoung pulse in college students. We measured the amplitude of Inyoung pulse, Chongu pulse, ratio of Inyoung to Chongu and ratio of Chongu to Inyoung on 30 college students. Also, We measured the Distance, Diameter), RI(resistivity index), S/D(systolic, diastolic ratio), PI(pulsatility index), PSV(peak systolic velocity), EDV(End diastolic velocity), Vmean using carotid artery ultrasonography. The data was analyzed by Pearson's correlation coefficient using SAS program. The results were as follow. Results showed a positive correlation between Inyoung pulse and diameter by carotid artery. It showed a positive correlation between Inyoung pulse and S/D. Also, It showed a positive correlation between Inyoung pulse and PSV. As a result, the strength of Inyoung pulse related with the diameter of carotid artery and blood flow velocity.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.413-422
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• 2022

In this study, 230 subjects of medical examination were investigated to figure out the relationship with common carotid artery intima-media thickness and cardiac diastolic function. In addition, the change in the carotid artery intima-media thickness according to the presence or absence of metabolic syndrome was examined. As a result of the study the carotid artery intima-media thickness was thick as the age increased and there was a large difference in those in their 60s and over. There was no gender difference. As for metabolic syndrome the carotid artery intima-media thickness was thicker in the study subjects with high blood pressure diabetes and dyslipidemia. The correlation between the carotid artery intima-media thickness and diastolic function indexes was significant. As a result of hierarchical regression analysis the thicker the intima-media thickness in the carotid artery the lower cardiac diastolic function.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.91-104
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• 2003

Objective : This study was carried to make out the connection between cerebral artery blood flow velocity and ischemic theory that presumed the cause of Bell's palsy. Method : We measured cerebral artery blood flow velocity each external carotid artery, internal carotid artery, common carotid artery, siphon, superficial temporal artery by TCD to 20 patients who diagnosed as facial nerve palsy from march 2001 to July 2001 and all objectives devided two groups as palsy side. A group is right side facial nerve palsy and B group is left facial nerve palsy. Results : 1. There is no effective change of blood flow in external carotid artery either A, B group. 2. There is no effective change of blood flow in internal carotid artery either A, B group. 3. There is no effective change of blood flow in common carotid artery either A, B group. 4. There is no effective change of blood flow in siphon artery either A, B group. 5. There is no effective change of blood flow in superficial temporal artery either A, B group.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.219-225
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• 2013

본 연구는 CIMT에 영향을 미치는 요인, 대사증후군 유병률과 위험요소들이 CIMT에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구로 2012년 6월부터 12월까지 건강검진을 목적으로 건강검진센터에 내원하여 경동맥 초음파를 시행한 279명(남자: 187명, 여자: 92명) 중 심혈관계 질환이 없는 사람을 대상으로 하였다. 피검자의 평균연령은 $50.3{\pm}12.3$세(30 ~ 79세)이었고, 남자 $49.5{\pm}11.7$세, 여자 $51.9{\pm}13.4$세였다. 피검자에 대한 일반적인 건강상태를 확인하기 위해 혈압과 신체계측을 하였고 8시간 금식 후 혈액을 채취하여 공복혈당, 총콜레스테롤, 중성지방 등을 측정하였다. 수집된 자료는 t-test, one-way ANOVA, 피어슨 카이제곱검정, 다중 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과 CIMT는 여자보다 남자가 유의하게 증가 되었고, 특히 연령이 CIMT에 큰 영향을 미쳤다. 전체대상자의 대사증후군 유병률은 30.5%이었고 정상군과 비교하여 대사증후군에서 CIMT가 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다. 또한 대사증후군의 대사 이상 및 대사 이상 항목 군집성이 증가 할수록 CIMT에 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 심혈관질환 위험인자와 관련이 있는 구성요소를 가진 대사증후군과 CIMT는 양의 상관관계(r=0.378, P<0.01)가 있었고, 대사증후군과 Abnormal CIMT에 대한 다중 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시한 결과 Abnormal CIMT는 대사증후군과 유의한 관련성을 보였다(Exp(B)=2.725, p<0.05). 이상의 결과는 대사증후군에서 심혈관질환의 효과적인 일차 예방 전략으로 B-mode 초음파를 이용하여 측정된 CIMT가 중요한 역할을 할 것이므로 경동맥 초음파 검사가 적극적으로 권고되어야 한다고 사료된다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.67-72
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• 1998

Nowadays many kinds of foreign breed horse and Korean native Cheju horse are raised in Korea. Horse has complicated structure and function to maintain normal health, and to overcome severe condition during gallop at full speed. Sometimes the disease take a bad turn becuase of difficulty of correct diagnosis for horse disease. In recent times, horse farm for fattening and reproduction is gradually increasing. However, thoracic disease and abdominal disease are frequently occuring by defect in raising management. But the diagnosis of these kinds of disease is difficult by former diagnostic method. Ultrasonographic diagnostic method is a method to slove the problem. In abroad, nowadays ultrasonography has been reported for circulatory organs and abdomonal organs in horse, cattle, sheep, and dog, and the importance of ultrasonographic diagnosis is recognized in veterinary clinical medicine. In the country, ultrasonography of Korean native goat, cattle and dog was recently reported, but there was no report for the ultrasonography of horse. So, ultrasonogram for the thyroid glands, jugular vein and carotid artery was evaluated in Cheju horse and Thoroughbred horse. Thyroid gland, jugular vein and carotid artery were determined on both sides of neck. The length of right thyroid lobe at the Thoroughbred horse, Thoroughbred foul, Cheju horse and Cheju foul were 54.8, 45.1, 46.1 and 42.2 mm, respectively. The width of right thyroid lobe at the Thoroughbred horse, Thoroughbred foul, Cheju horse and Cheju foul were 18.1, 14.3, 14.6 and 14.2 mm, respectively. The height of right thyroid lobe at the Thoroughbred horse, Thoroughbred foul, Cheju horse and Cheju foul were 27.3, 25.6, 26.2 and 25.5 mm, respectively. Similar ultrasonographic measurements were obtained for the left thyroid gland. The internal diameter of left jugular vein at the Thoroughbred horse, Thoroughbred foul, Cheju horse and Cheju foul were 10.6, 9.7, 10.5 and 9.2 mm, respectively. Similar ultrasonographic measurements were obtained for the right jugular vein. The internal diameter of right carotid artery at the Thoroughbred horse, Thoroughbred foul, Cheju horse and Cheju foul were 9.5, 8.8, 9.1 and 8.5 mm, respectively. Similar ultrasonographic measurements were obtained for the left carotid artery. It is concluded that the ultrasonographic values of this study provides references for the diagnosis of morphologic changes in the thyroid gland, jugular vein and carotid artery in Korean native Cheju horse and Thoroughbred horse.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.465-472
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• 2023

본 연구는 혈관질환을 예측하는 데 있어서 일차 선별검사로서 경동맥 초음파 검사와 혈액학적 검사를 실시한 환자를 대상으로 경동맥 내중막 두께의 변화를 확인하고 죽상경화반의 발현에 위험인자들이 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 일개 병원에서 건강검진을 목적으로 내원하여 경동맥 초음파 검사를 실시한 건강한 성인 469명을 대상으로 후향적으로 분석하였다. 그 결과 경동맥 내중막 두께, 연령, 체질량지수, 허리둘레, 수축기 혈압, 총콜레스테롤, 고비중지단백 콜레스테롤, 저비중지단백 콜레스테롤, 공복혈당이 죽상경화반의 유의한 예측인자로 분석되었다(p<0.001). ROC curve 분석을 통해 결정된 죽상경화반 위험인자들의 Cut off value를 기준으로 위험비를 산출하였으며 경동맥 내중막 두께는 8.06배, 연령은 7.53배, 허리둘레는 3.97배, 공복혈당은 2.02배 순으로 높게 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 죽상경화반의 유무에 영향을 주는 임상학적 위험요인들의 한국인 기준치를 마련할 수 있었으며, 초음파를 이용한 경동맥의 관찰은 심뇌혈관 질환을 조기에 진단하거나 예측하는데 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2013

경동맥 내중막 두께의 증가는 죽상경화증의 조기 표지자이며 관상동맥 질환과 뇌혈관 질환의 강력한 예측자이다. 이 연구의 목적은 성인에서 총경동맥 내중막 두께와 심혈관질환 위험인자들 사이의 연관성을 알아보고자 하였다. 총 134명을 대상으로 초음파를 이용하여 총경동맥 내중막 두께를 측정하였으며, 신체계측과 혈액검사를 시행하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 연구결과 남성의 내중막 두께가 여성에 비해 더 두꺼운 것으로 나타났으며, 연령이 증가함에 따라 내중막 두께도 유의하게 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 혈중지질 중 총 콜레스테롤과 동맥경화지수가 내중막 두께와 유의한 양의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 정리하면 성인에서 심혈관질환 위험인자는 총경동맥 내중막 두께 증가와 연관성이 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.291-302
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• 2023

Purpose: Early detection of carotid stenosis can reduce cardiovascular risk. In this study, the maximum-carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), the mean-CIMT, and the presence of plaque were examined in healthy young Thai adults. Additionally, correlations between CIMT and cardiovascular risk factors were assessed. Materials and Methods: Left and right carotid arteries of 302 participants(15-45 years old) were scanned, with CIMT measured at the far walls of the common carotid artery, carotid bulb, and internal carotid artery. Demographics and risk factors were assessed using a questionnaire. Ten random participants were re-scanned after 4 weeks. Results: The study included 123 (40.70%) male and 179 (59.30%) female participants. The max-CIMT, mean-CIMT, and plaque thickness were 0.400±0.100, 0.403±0.095 and 1.520±0.814 mm, respectively. Male participants had significantly higher CIMT values for nearly all locations and age groups. The right-sided CIMT values were higher for all locations. The carotid bulb had the greatest CIMT values(0.437±0.178 mm), followed by the common (0.403±0.095 mm) and internal(0.361±0.099 mm) carotid arteries. Plaque was present in 18 locations (1.00%), affecting 15 participants (4.97%). These plaques were found in the right carotid bulb (n=9; 0.50%), left carotid bulb (n=7; 0.39%), and right internal carotid artery (n=2; 0.11%). Adjusted multivariable regression revealed significant positive associations between CIMT and male, increased age and "other" occupation (P<0.05). Conclusion: Both max-CIMT and mean-CIMT were approximately 0.4 mm. Plaque was observed in 4.97% of patients, with an average thickness of 1.5 mm. The most influential risk factors for increased CIMT were sex, age, and occupation.