Noninvasive ultrasound is the preferred methodology for the initial evaluation of carotid
atherosclerosis. Since the early use of continuous‐wave Doppler to assess carotid artery …

Determining the severity of carotid atherosclerotic stenosis has been an important step in
establishing patient management pathways and identifying patients who can benefit from …

Forty to fifty of all strokes are secondary to atherosclerotic disease of the cervical carotid
arteries [1]. Techniques that image the carotid bifurcation have grown in popularity and are …

Rapid progress in noninvasive ultrasound techniques has resulted in a wide variety of
clinical applications for assessment of both extracranial and intracranial arterial diseases …

Ultrasound is the most widespread diagnostic procedure in obstructive disease of the
arteries supplying the brain. The combined non-invasive information on morphology and …

Two thousand carotid arteries were evaluated by B-mode real-time ultrasound, Doppler
ultrasound, carotid phonoangiography, and oculoplethysmography. All patients were …

Because of the results of the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial
(NASCET), there is increasing emphasis on screening for carotid atherosclerotic disease …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory process, characterized by the progressive
thickening and derangement of the intima and media layers of the artery wall [1]. The …

Technical advances in the field of ultrasound have resulted in the development of a high
resolution real-time B-mode imaging system that permits direct Doppler analysis of …

Introduction Color duplex ultrasound (CDU) is the best means of discovering the significant,
silent carotid artery lesions that are the leading cause of strokes. CDU reports routinely …