Fig. 6
From: Imaging of the ulcerated carotid atherosclerotic plaque: a review of the literature
Imaging findings of an ulcerated carotid plaque with intraplaque neovascularisation. B-mode image (a) identified the presence of an anechoic cavity possibly representing an ulceration. Colour Doppler image (b) showing flow reversal within the ulcer cavity. CEUS (c) a few seconds after the intravenous administration of microbubbles confirms the presence of ulceration while the plaque appears anechoic. Delayed CEUS image (d) revealed the presence of moving microbubbles within the plaque and near its adventitial side representing intraplaque neovascularisation (arrow). MDCTA image (e) showing the ulcerated plaque in correlation with ultrasonographic techniques