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Clinical relevance of gemstone spectral CT in the diagnosis of carotid atherosclerosis

Retraction in: /10.3892/etm.2019.8077

  • Authors:
    • Jing-Jian Wang
    • Shu-Jie Fan
    • Long-Long Wang
    • Yan-Zhong Gao
    • Xiao-Juan Liu
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  • Published online on: April 13, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4342
  • Pages: 2629-2636
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

A variety of imaging methods can be used in the diagnosis of atherosclerotic plaques. In the present study, we investigated the morphology and composition of athero­sclerotic plaque associated with ischemic cerebral infarction by comparing gemstone spectral computed tomography (GSCT) and traditional multi‑slice CT (MSCT). In total, 200 patients were enrolled and divided into the experimental group (n=100), which underwent GSCT, and the control group (n=100), which underwent MSCT. All the cases were followed up to observe disease outcomes in patients with different atherosclerotic plaque types, and adverse events in carotid artery stenosis or cerebral infarction were recorded. Compared with traditional MSCT, sensitivity (93.2%), specificity (84.5%), and accuracy (91.0%) of GSCT were significantly higher. We found a correlation between vulnerable plaque of carotid atherosclerotic plaque and the occurrence of cerebral infarction. These results suggest the advantages of GSCT in analyzing atherosclerotic plaque and predicting the risk of ischemic cerebral infarction.

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Wang J, Fan S, Wang L, Gao Y and Liu X: Clinical relevance of gemstone spectral CT in the diagnosis of carotid atherosclerosis Retraction in /10.3892/etm.2019.8077. Exp Ther Med 13: 2629-2636, 2017
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Wang, J., Fan, S., Wang, L., Gao, Y., & Liu, X. (2017). Clinical relevance of gemstone spectral CT in the diagnosis of carotid atherosclerosis Retraction in /10.3892/etm.2019.8077. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 13, 2629-2636. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4342
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Wang, J., Fan, S., Wang, L., Gao, Y., Liu, X."Clinical relevance of gemstone spectral CT in the diagnosis of carotid atherosclerosis Retraction in /10.3892/etm.2019.8077". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 13.6 (2017): 2629-2636.
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Wang, J., Fan, S., Wang, L., Gao, Y., Liu, X."Clinical relevance of gemstone spectral CT in the diagnosis of carotid atherosclerosis Retraction in /10.3892/etm.2019.8077". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 13, no. 6 (2017): 2629-2636. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4342