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 …

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 …

• Color Doppler imaging is a recent advance in ultrasonography that allows simultaneous
two-dimensional imaging of structure and blood flow to be performed. Doppler information is …

PURPOSE: To determine whether computed tomographic (CT) angiography can be used to
accurately quantify carotid stenoses and differentiate severe stenoses from occlusions …

Background and Purpose The accuracy of routine ultrasonography in detecting severe
carotid artery stenosis was evaluated in comparison with cerebral angiography. The …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the accuracies of the different
Doppler velocity parameters used to grade stenoses of the carotid artery. Seven velocity …

An international consensus meeting to determine criteria for the quantification of stenosis of
the extracranial internal carotid artery was held in Paris on December 2 and 3, 1994. A …

Spiral CT angiography is a new, minimally invasive technique for vascular imaging that is
made possible by combining two recently developed techniques: slip-ring CT scanning and …

Purpose: To study the interrelations among pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXS), abnormal
iris transluminance, and ophthalmic artery blood flow in a controlled study. Methods …

PURPOSE: To determine the reliability of helical computed tomography (CT) with volume
rendering for evaluation of internal carotid arterial stenosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In …