Carotid percutaneous transluminal ... velocities relative to the native nonstented carotid artery. Presently, standard duplex ultrasound velocity criteria have not been established for patients ...

Carotid artery ultrasound imaging is a crucial tool in assessing cardiovascular health, particularly for detecting conditions like atherosclerosis, which can lead to strokes. The segmentation of ...

We compared two-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and duplex ultrasonography with arteriography for the detection of 70% to 99% stenoses at the carotid artery bifurcation ...

In analyzing a subset of 12 patients (pilot study) who had both completion carotid angiography and ... Comparison of the duplex ultrasound velocity data with the angiographic stenoses was done ...

We conclude that estimates of carotid artery distensibility and cross-sectional compliance derived from M-mode ultrasound recordings are moderately repeatable and may provide useful additional end ...

common carotid artery reference diameter of at least 6 mm, carotid bifurcation is a minimum of 5 cm above the clavicle as measured by duplex Doppler ultrasound or computerized axial tomography ...

Q: I'm worried about carotid artery disease — what symptoms should I watch for? A: Carotid artery disease often develops silently but can present symptoms such as sudden weakness or numbness on ...

Extracranial colour duplex sonography of the common carotid artery, internal carotid artery ... 13, 14 Baseline characteristics and ultrasound findings are shown in tables 1 and 2, respectively. MCAS ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...

Celiac artery compression syndrome, also known as median arcuate ligament syndrome ... The doctor usually performs a physical exam followed by an imaging study of the visceral and intestinal arteries.

Objective To report a multi-institutional experience using this BGC for proximal flow control (PFC) in the setting of carotid artery angioplasty/stenting (CAS) in elective (eCAS) and tandem strokes ...

Background While dual antiplatelet therapy (dAPT) is standard of care following carotid artery stenting (CAS), the optimal dAPT regimen and duration has not been established. Methods We canvassed a ...