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Analysis of Sequential Ultrasound Frames for the Measurement of Hemodynamic Stresses, Critical Bent Buckling Pressure, and Critical Buckling Torque of Human Common Carotid Atherosclerosis Publisher Pubmed



Rafati M1 ; Zali A1 ; Ghorbanpour A2 ; Sehhati M3
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  1. 1. Department of Medical Physics and Radiology, Faculty of Paramedicine, University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran
  3. 3. Medical Image and Signal Processing Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Clinical Biomechanics Published:2021


Abstract

Background: Structural properties of the arterial wall are important diagnostic parameters. The current study aimed at investigating the hemodynamic properties and intima-media thickness changes of the common carotid artery in human subjects with atherosclerosis in order to determine the relationships between these indices. Methods: This study presented methods to detect instantaneous changes in the lumen diameter, intima media thickness, longitudinal movement and acceleration, and velocity of the left side of common carotid artery. These parameters were measured in 155 male patients, categorized into control (n = 42), mild (n = 39), moderate (n = 37), and severe (n = 37) carotid stenosis groups by B-mode and Doppler ultrasonography. Extracted parameters were used to estimate the biomechanical properties of arteries, including radial strain, arterial stiffness index, Young's elastic modulus, circumferential stress, shear stress, axial stress, critical bent buckling pressure, and critical buckling torque. Findings: All biomechanical parameters of common carotid artery were significantly different in patients with mild, moderate, and severe stenosis, compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Moreover, the current results showed a significant correlation between intima media thickness and non-intima media thickness-based biomechanical indices including circumferential strain, stiffness index, and shear stress in different stenosis groups (P < 0.05). Interpretation: We concluded that the conventional and new indicators such as axial stress, critical bent buckling pressure, critical buckling torque could be useful for evaluating atherosclerosis development and also, may provide more information for physicians and interventional radiologists in designing strategies for decreasing risk in interventional treatment such as stent replacement and differentiation of vulnerable plaques. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
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