Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging Assesment of Carotid Plaque Neovascularization

Exclusion Criteria

• •Non-atheromatous carotid stenosis (radiation)
• •Contraindication of the use of SonoVue ultrasound contrast media. Hypersensitivity to the active ingredient or any of the following excipients: Macrogol 4000; Distearoylphosphatidylcholine; Dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol sodium; Palmitic acid.
• •The patient has any of the following conditions: right-left shunt, severe pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary blood pressure \> 90 mm Hg), uncontrolled systemic hypertension and respiratory distress syndrome.
• •Lack of social security coverage, patient under justice
• •Allergy to ultrasound gel
• •Pregnancy. (As a precautionary measure, it is best to avoid using SonoVue during pregnancy according to SPC)
• •Patient under guardianship or curatorship or under the protection of justice.
• •Patient unable or unwilling to give written consent