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Common Carotid Artery Intima-Media Layer Changes

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Atherosclerosis of arteries may develop in the result of a number of risk factors, like hypercholesterinemia; arterial hypertension; smoking; diabetes mellitus; obesity; psychological, emotional, and hereditary factors; gender; and age. Evidence of atherosclerosis in young age requires early diagnostics of the disease and active prevention of risk factors. Hence, highly efficient, non-invasive diagnostic equipment is necessary for the assessment of early atherosclerotic changes in vascular walls.

✠Fridon Todua was deceased at the time of publication.

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  1. Department of Radiology, National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, I. Javakhishili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Fridon Todua

  2. Department of Radiology, Programme of Caucasus University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Dudana Gachechiladze

  3. Department of Ultrasound Diagnostics, National Medical Academy of Georgia, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Dudana Gachechiladze

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Todua, F., Gachechiladze, D. (2018). Common Carotid Artery Intima-Media Layer Changes. In: Noninvasive Radiologic Diagnosis of Extracranial Vascular Pathologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91367-4_11

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