Diagnosis of atherosclerotic plaque in femoral artery with volume contrast imaging Cª²plane and 3D ultrasonic reconstruction

    HE Guangª²Bin£¬QIAN Yunª²Qiu£¬LIU Rongª²Gui£¬LI Yeª²Kuo, SONG Yan, ZHANG Haiª²Bin

    Department of Ultrasonography, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi¬ðan 710033, China

    ¡¾Abstract¡¿ AIM: To explore the value of volume contrast imaging C plane (VCIª²C) and 3D ultrasonic (3D US) reconstruction in the diagnosis of atherosclerotic plaque in femoral artery. METHODS: Fifteen cases of atherosclerotic plaque (AP) in femoral artery were diagnosed and analyzed with traditional 2D ultrasound (2D US), VCIª²C plane and 3D US reconstruction. RESULTS: There were different advantages and disadvantages of traditional 2D ultrasound, VCIª²C plane and 3D US reconstruction in the diagnosis of atherosclerotic plaque in femoral artery. The disadvantages of traditional 2D US were that its stereoscopy was worse. VCIª²C plane could produce images which were vertical to transmitted ultrasound. The advantages of 3D US reconstruction were that it had good space visualization, but it was apt to be influenced by many factors. CONCLUSION: In the diagnosis of atherosclerotic plaque in femoral artery, VCIª²C plane and 3D US reconstruction can provide more useful information than those of traditional 2D US. ......