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The Role of Color Duplex Scanning in Diagnosing Diseases of the Aortic Arch Branches and Carotid Arteries

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Duplex ultrasound plays an important role in the diagnosis of arterial and venous diseases in peripheral vasculature. However, the role of duplex ultrasound in the diagnosis of diseases of the aortic arch vessels and proximal carotid arteries is limited. Nevertheless, duplex ultrasound can provide direct and indirect clues to the diagnosis of ostial disease of the aortic arch vessels. The characteristics of the waveforms, direction of flow, and velocity can assist in the diagnosis of occlusive disease of the distal carotid arteries. We aim to describe the anatomy, essentials of duplex imaging, and diagnosis of aortic arch vessels in this chapter.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV, USA

    Aravinda Nanjundappa M.D., RVT, FACC, FSCAI & Ali F. AbuRahma

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy

    Gianluca Rigatelli M.D., Ph.D.

  3. Department of Medical Imaging Sciences, School of Health Related Professions, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA

    Clifford T. Araki Ph.D., RVT

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Nanjundappa, A., Rigatelli, G., Araki, C.T., AbuRahma, A.F. (2013). The Role of Color Duplex Scanning in Diagnosing Diseases of the Aortic Arch Branches and Carotid Arteries. In: AbuRahma, A., Bandyk, D. (eds) Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4005-4_8

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