Cilengitide Inhibits Neovascularization in a Rabbit Abdominal Aortic Plaque Model by Impairing the VEGF Signaling

Table 3

Baseline characteristics of abdominal aortic plaque size and eccentricity index (EI) before cilengitide treatment in the three groups.

	Number of plaques	CGG (point)	Plaque size and EI detected by CUS			Plaque size and EI detected by CEUS
			LD (mm)	AD (mm)	EI	LD (mm)	AD (mm)	EI
T0 group	3
T1 group	5
T2 group	7

Data are presented as . value > 0.05 for all comparisons. CGG: contrast agent grayscale (replace the grayscale with the number of the microbubbles shown in a plaque); LD: longitudinal diameter; AD: anteroposterior diameter; EI: eccentricity index; CUS: conventional ultrasound; CEUS: contrast-enhanced ultrasound.