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Carotid ultrasonography is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique to evaluate structural details of the carotid arteries. Carotid ultrasound is used to diagnose carotid artery stenosis (CAS) and can assess atherosclerotic plaque morphology and characteristics. [1] Carotid duplex and contrast-enhanced ultrasound are two of the most ...
70 percent stenosis of the right internal carotid artery as seen by ultrasound. Arrow marks the lumen of the artery. CT image of a 70 percent stenosis of the right internal carotid artery. Carotid artery stenosis is usually diagnosed by color flow duplex ultrasound scan of the carotid arteries in the neck.
Duplex is an inexpensive, non-invasive way to determine pathology. It is used in for example: Carotid ultrasonography; Ultrasonography of deep venous thrombosis; Ultrasonography of chronic venous insufficiency of the legs; Duplex evaluation is usually done prior to any invasive testing or surgical procedure. [8]
Left external carotid artery with normal spectral doppler ultrasound. The condition and health of the external carotid arteries is usually evaluated using Doppler ultrasound, CT angiogram or phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI). Typically, blood flow velocities in the external carotid artery are measured as peak systolic velocity ...
Incidental thyroid masses may be found in 9% of patients undergoing bilateral carotid duplex ultrasonography. [12] Some experts [13] recommend that nodules > 1 cm (unless the TSH is suppressed) or those with ultrasonographic features of malignancy should be biopsied by fine needle aspiration.
The use of IMT as a non-invasive tool to track changes in arterial walls has increased substantially since the mid-1990s. [1] Although carotid IMT is predictive of future cardiovascular events, [4] the usefulness of measuring change in carotid IMT over time is disputed, as meta-analyses have not found that change in carotid IMT is predictive of ...
However, in the event that both of these routes of investigation yield normal findings or an inadequate explanation, non-invasive duplex ultrasound studies are recommended to identify carotid artery disease. Most episodes of amaurosis fugax are the result of stenosis of the ipsilateral carotid artery. [41]
Medical ultrasound includes diagnostic techniques (mainly imaging techniques) using ultrasound, as well as therapeutic applications of ultrasound. In diagnosis, it is used to create an image of internal body structures such as tendons, muscles, joints, blood vessels, and internal organs, to measure some characteristics (e.g., distances and velocities) or to generate an informative audible sound.