diabetes mellitus
Conditions
Interventions
Acquiring the ultrasound image of carotid artery.
Sponsors
Kyoto University
Tohoku University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Inpatients of Department of Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Kyoto University, with diabetes mellitus type 1 or 2. 2) The age of a patient ranges from 20 to 80 at the registration. 3) The patient gives a written consent to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patient with a cardiac pacemaker. 2) Patient receiving total parenteral nutrition. 3) Patient with stents at both of the carotid arteries. 4) Patient with carotid endarterectomy at both of the carotid arteries. 5) Patient with walking difficulty. 6) Pregnant woman, woman who has a possibility to be pregnant, and woman at lactation period. 7) Patient who is inappropriate to this study, judged by the lead principal investigator or the doctor in attendance.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We investigate the performance of the high-resolution method in depicting arterial wall of human carotid artery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We compare the carotid intima-media thickness and the blood test values. We investigate the performance of the ultrasound elastography imaging method for carotid artery. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactToru Sato
Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics
Outcome results
None listed