Objectives To investigate the reliability and agreement of hand-held ultrasound devices
(HUDs) compared with conventional duplex ultrasound (HIGH) in examination for carotid …

Background and purpose To evaluate the feasibility and clinical influence of carotid artery
examinations in patients admitted with stroke or TIA with hand-held ultrasound by experts, to …

Background: Carotid duplex ultrasound (DUS) is widely used for diagnosis of internal carotid
artery (ICA) stenosis and therapeutic decisions are often on the basis of DUS findings. There …

Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study on a convenience sample of adult
patients presenting to a comprehensive stroke centre with TIA or stroke between June …

Background Carotid duplex ultrasound (DUS) is widely used for diagnosis of internal carotid
artery (ICA) stenosis and therapeutic decisions are made solely on the basis of DUS …

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the degree of agreement between cardiologists and
radiologists for interpreting and reporting carotid duplex ultrasound images. Methods: This …

There is an increasing trend to rely on duplex ultrasound rather than angiography to
measure an internal carotid artery stenosis. The aim of this study was to determine the …

Objective Vascular ultrasound (VU) is a noninvasive test for extracranial carotid stenosis
(ECS) imaging with better risk-cost benefit compared with magnetic resonance angiography …

There are approximately 800,000 strokes in the United States (US) annually. This number
has remained the same for decades despite efforts at prevention. The Center for Disease …

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 …