[HTML][HTML] Acoustic shadowing impairs accurate characterization of stenosis in carotid ultrasound examinations

J Mohebali, VI Patel, JM Romero, KM Hannon… - Journal of vascular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Duplex ultrasonography (DUS) has been the mainstay for diagnosing carotid
artery stenosis and is often the sole diagnostic modality used prior to intervention. Highly …

Peak systolic velocity for calcified plaques fails to estimate carotid stenosis degree

MM Morales, A Anacleto, C Munhoz Filho… - Annals of vascular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Duplex ultrasonography (DUS), although consolidated as the primary tool for
the estimation of carotid stenosis, may be impaired by calcified plaques that promote …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of carotid artery ultrasonography in the presence of an acoustic shadow artifact

EE Seyman, N Bornstein, E Auriel, O Cohen, T Nissel… - BMC neurology, 2019 - Springer
Background B-mode and Color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) are the methods of choice
for screening and determining the degree of Carotid artery stenosis. The evaluation of …

[HTML][HTML] Peak systolic velocity and color aliasing are important in the development of duplex ultrasound criteria for external carotid artery stenosis

MD Kronick, A Chopra, S Swamy, V Brar, E Jung… - Journal of vascular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The external carotid artery (ECA) serves as a major collateral pathway for
ophthalmic and cerebral artery blood supply. It is routinely examined as part of carotid …

Comparison of measurement and grading of carotid stenosis with computed tomography angiography and doppler ultrasound

P Birmpili, L Porter, U Shaikh, F Torella - Annals of vascular surgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Doppler ultrasound (DUS) and computed tomography angiography (CTA) are
the most commonly used imaging modalities for carotid disease. The aim of this study was to …

Predictive multivariate regression to increase the specificity of carotid duplex ultrasound for high-grade stenosis in asymptomatic patients

AP Carnicelli, JJ Stone, A Doyle, A Chowdhry… - Annals of Vascular …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Carotid duplex ultrasound (CDUS) is commonly used to screen for carotid
artery stenosis. Specificities of CDUS criteria however are lower than sensitivities, potentially …

Duplex ultrasound criteria for defining the severity of carotid stenosis

KA Filis, FR Arko, BL Johnson, II Pipinos… - Annals of vascular …, 2002 - Elsevier
Duplex ultrasound scan (DUS) criteria for grading> 50% carotid artery stenosis is typically
divided into broad categories such as 50–79% stenosis, 80–99% stenosis, and occlusion …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of common carotid artery stenosis using duplex ultrasonography: a validation study with computed tomographic angiography

DP Slovut, JM Romero, KM Hannon, J Dick… - Journal of vascular …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Severe stenosis of the common carotid artery (CCA), while uncommon, is
associated with increased risk of transient ischemic attack and stroke. To date, no validated …

Importance of validation of accuracy of duplex ultrasonography in identifying moderate and severe carotid artery stenosis

I Shakhnovich, D Kiser… - … and endovascular surgery, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and Purpose: The accuracy of carotid duplex ultrasonography (CDU) in
detecting moderate and severe carotid artery disease was evaluated in comparison with …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity and specificity of color duplex ultrasound measurement in the estimation of internal carotid artery stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AS Jahromi, CS Cinà, Y Liu, CM Clase - Journal of vascular surgery, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Duplex ultrasound is widely used for the diagnosis of internal carotid artery
stenosis. Standard duplex ultrasound criteria for the grading of internal carotid artery …