Scanning of the extracranial carotid arteries with real-time B-mode ultrasound has become
an increasingly popular noninvasive diagnostic technique in the years since its introduction …

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 …

The merits of high-resolution real-time sonography in detection of plaque and estimation of
stenoses were compared with angiography in 97 carotid bifurcations from 50 consecutive …

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 …

Examination of 101 common carotid bifurcations using ultrasonic methods is compared with
the findings of transfemoral bidirectional arteriography. In the common and internal carotid …

The merits of high-resolution real-time sonography in detection of plaque and estimation of
stenoses were compared with angiography in 97 carotid bifurcations from 50 consecutive …

One hundren patients underwent high-resolution dynamic ultrasound imaging of the carotid
bifurcation immediately before cerebral angiography. The examinations were interpreted …

A complete extracranial carotid duplex examination should include the following data: the
peak systolic and end-diastolic velocities of common carotid, internal carotid, and external …

background: In many medical centers the standard preoperative study for patients
undergoing carotid endarterectomy is four-vessel carotid arteriography, but duplex scanning …

Purpose: Management decisions regarding carotid artery disease are critically dependent
on stenosis but have been made difficult because of conflicting methods used to determine …