Advancements in technology have brought noninvasive diagnosis of cerebrovascular
disease to a high level of accuracy in a relatively short period of time. Conventional duplex …

A variety of noninvasive ultrasound techniques have been developed during recent years for
the detection of both extracranial and intracranial arterial diseases [51, 59]. Continuous …

Carotid ultrasonography has become the preferred imaging technique for screening patients
with suspected atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease. The principles underlying duplex …

Duplex scanning of the carotid arteries combines B‐mode ultrasound and Doppler
ultrasound within a single instrument, thus providing both anatomical imaging of the vessel …

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

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 …

Ultrasound provides a unique diagnostic perspective in cerebrovascular disorders, with
extremely high temporal resolution and excellent spatial display of extracranial arteries …

Introduction of color-coded duplex sonography has further increased diagnostic confidence
of neurovascular ultrasound. Thus, reliable and noninvasive preoperative assessment of …

S TROKE secondary to atherosclerotic disease is the third leading cause of death in the
United States. Three times as many stroke victims survive the catastrophic neunologic event …

Small gas bubbles have been used as ultrasound signal enhancers for many years.
However, only recently have microbubble preparations become available that provide useful …