Table-III.

Color Doppler ultrasound of carotid artery plaques before and after treatment in the two groups (X̄±s, n=30).

Group	Time	Patch size (cm2)	Patch thickness (mm)	Number of plaques (number)
Control group	Before treatment	0.081±0.026	2.72±0.73	3.72±0.89
	After treatment	0.052±0.021Δ	1.91±0.87Δ	2.71±0.71Δ
Treatment group	Before treatment	0.079±0.030	2.81±0.86	3.61±0.80
	After treatment	0.041±0.017*Δ	1.47±0.75*Δ	2.36±0.68*Δ