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Table 4 Summary of YM and GSM values in vessel wall and plaque and inter-frame reproducibility of measurements 1

From: Shear wave elastography imaging of carotid plaques: feasible, reproducible and of clinical potential

All patients

Wall YM

Plaque YM

Plaque GSM

Mean

42 kPa (95% CI: 37-48 kPa)

75 kPa (95% CI: 64-85 kPa)

56 (95% CI: 52–65)

CV

22% (95% CI: 20-24%)

19% (95% CI: 17-21%)

7% (95% CI: 5-8%)

  1. 1The mean and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of results across all patients are shown in addition to the average inter-frame coefficient of variation (CV) of YM and GSM measurements.