Continuous wave (CW) Doppler examinations have been performed for more than 10 years
for peripheral circulation to assess atherosclerosis patients. By means of the audio signal …

Sixteen, carotid arteries in nine patients with transient ischaemic attacks and carotid bruits
were examined by direct scanning grey scale ultrasound using a 10 HMz probe attached to …

By contracting for a study to validate B-mode ultrasound imaging using arteriography and
pathology as standards, the Devices and Technology Branch of the NHLBI led the way with …

This chapter was intended to provide an overview of ultrasound duplex scanning at the
human carotid bifurcation. Although results of clinical studies are useful in patient …

Carotid ultrasound is used to noninvasively assess the structure of the carotid wall as well as
flow velocity of the common carotid, internal carotid, and vertebral arteries. The intima-media …

Objective. The process of atherosclerosis has been assessed increasingly by sonography in
B‐mode images of the carotid arteries. Carotid artery atherosclerosis is thought to be …

Aim The traditional morphological parameters for the description of a carotid atherosclerotic
plaque (degree of stenosis, echogenicity, systolic peak velocity etc.) are insufficient for the …

Non-invasive ultrasonographic evaluation of carotid artery atherosclerosis provides a
method for prospectively determining lesion growth characteristics and of correlating rate of …

The study was carried out on 25 whole carotid arteries explanted from a corpse and
perfused at constant pressure to reproduce the conditions of an in vivo examination as much …

B-mode ultrasonography of the carotid artery is a non-invasive, informative and reproducible
technique used for the assessment of prevalence and course of atherosclerosis in a variety …