Atherosclerosis Surrogate Marker in Diabetic Patients

نویسندگان

1 Assistant Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

2 Department of Radiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

3 Department of Radiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

4 Assistant Professor of Community Medicinet. Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

5 Department of Radiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

6 Department of Cardiology, Afshar Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

7 Department of Radiology, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan, Iran

8 Associated Professor, Department of Radiology, Shahid Sadooghi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

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چکیده

Objective: Duplex ultrasonography is a non-invasive, non-expensive screening test for carotid disease. Intima media thickness (IMT) is appropriate for atherosclerosis process diagnosis. Leukoaraisis (LA) increase the risk of cerebrovascular accident (CVA). LA patients need preventive medication for CVA. IMT is a non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic test in LA. The aim of this ...