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Fig. 1.
Atherosclerotic plaque: a schematic
Fig. 2.
Atherosclerotic plaque evolution into vulnerable plaque (Virmani34)
Fig. 3.
Uniformly echolucent plaque on the posterior wall of the LCCA (left common carotid artery). A. B-Mode. B. CFM mode. Author’s own material
Fig. 4.
Uniformly echolucent plaque on the posterior wall of the ICA (internal carotid artery). A. Plaque is visible thanks to flow visualization in a directional power Doppler examination. B. Plaque visualized in a volumetric examination. Author’s own material
Fig. 5.
Type (class) II plaque on the posterior wall of the CCA bifurcation. Author’s own material
Fig. 6.
Atherosclerotic plaque on the ICA anterior wall. A. Type II plaque, TCAP with elements of JBA (juxtaluminal black area) – blue arrow, and calcification – red arrow. B. Plaque visualized in a volumetric examination. Author’s own material
Fig. 7.
Mixed type II plaque. A. On the posterior wall of the CCA bifurcation, CFM image. B. On the ICA posterior wall – SMI (superb microvascular imaging). Author’s own material
Fig. 8.
Heterogeneous type III plaque. Authors’ own material
Fig. 9.
Type IV plaque; ICA flow with visible contrast enhancement. Authors’ own material
Fig. 10.
Completely calcified plaque. A. Acoustic shadow covers the field of view; B. B-Flow STIC imaging. C. CEUS. Author’s own material
Fig. 11.
Measurements. A. IMT; B. VWT. Author’s own material
Fig. 12.
Plaque ulceration. A. CFM image. B. SMI. C. Volumetric examination – surface rendering. Authors’ own material
Fig. 13.
Atherosclerotic plaque with smooth surface GWN IIIa. Authors’ own material
Fig. 14.
Atherosclerotic plaque with irregular surface GWN IIIb. Authors’ own material
Fig. 15.
Atherosclerotic plaque with ulceration GWN IIIc. Authors’ own material
Fig. 16.
Type IIIb plaque in the Gray-Weale–Nikolaides classification. Authors’ own material
Fig. 17.
Atherosclerotic plaque, CEUS. Authors’ own material
Fig. 18.
Atherosclerotic plaque, SWE. Authors’ own material