The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound convened a multidisciplinary panel of experts in
the field of vascular ultrasonography (US) to come to a consensus regarding Doppler US for …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this work was to review and compare published
data on the diagnostic value of duplex ultrasonography (DUS), MR angiography (MRA), and …

Background and Purpose—The relationship between middle cerebral artery (MCA) flow
velocity (CFV) and cerebral blood flow (CBF) is uncertain because of unknown vessel …

Abstract The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound convened a multidisciplinary panel of
experts in the field of vascular ultrasonography (US) to come to a consensus regarding …

Quantification of the degree of stenosis or vessel dimensions are important for diagnosis of
vascular diseases and planning vascular interventions. Although diagnosis from three …

Background: Imaging of the carotid arteries is important for the evaluation of patients with
ischemic stroke or TIA. CT angiography (CTA) of the head and neck is readily available and …

Background—Current imaging modalities, such as contrast angiography, accurately
determine the degree of luminal narrowing but provide no direct information on plaque size …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is the
reference standard for assessing carotid arteries, it is uncomfortable for patients and has a …

Objective: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is frequently performed based solely on
noninvasive vascular imaging (NVI) results (duplex ultrasound, DU; magnetic resonance …

Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) has excited the interest of many physicians
working in cardiovascular disease because of its ability to noninvasively visualize vascular …