Abstract
Forty to fifty of all strokes are secondary to atherosclerotic disease of the cervical carotid arteries [1]. Techniques that image the carotid bifurcation have grown in popularity and are becoming an established part of the noninvasive cerebrovascular evaluation. Real-Time B-Mode ultrasonic imaging provides structural detail of the vessel wall and atherosclerotic plaque. Structures are visualized by sound wave reflection from the interfaces of tissues with different acoustic impedances, hence providing true anatomic detail. The Doppler imaging techniques diagrammatically recreate the vessel lumen on a storage oscilloscope when flow velocity exceeds a threshold values [2]. Doppler imaging also provides a direct evaluation but it is based upon the physiology of flow.
In conjunction with: J.J. Cranley, W. G. Hayden.
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Comerota, J., Katz, M.L., White, J.V. (1987). Real-Time B-Mode imaging of the carotid bifurcation. In: Spencer, M.P. (eds) Ultrasonic Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4305-6_17
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