The ACCF/AHA writing committee to create the 2011 Guideline on the Management of
Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (ECVD) conducted a …

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 …

Vessel wall imaging can depict the morphologies of atherosclerotic plaques, arterial walls,
and surrounding structures in the intracranial and cervical carotid arteries beyond the simple …

Background...... 129 Carotid Artery Disease...... 130 Neurovascular Anatomy and
Physiology...... 130 Pathology and Pathophysiology...... 132 Natural History and Risk …

In the study of carotid arteries, modern techniques of imaging allow to analyze various
alterations beyond simple luminal narrowing, including the morphology of atherosclerotic …

Objective: to assess the performance of non-or minimally invasive methods (duplex
ultrasonography, MR-and CT-angiography) in measuring stenosis of the proximal internal …

Power Doppler imaging is a widely used method of flow detection for tissue perfusion
monitoring, inflammatory hyperemia detection, deep vein thrombosis diagnosis, and other …

Object. The goal of this study was to evaluate intraoperative power Doppler ultrasonography
when used with a contrast-enhancing agent for operations on intracranial tumors. Methods …

PURPOSE: To prospectively determine the accuracy of transcranial color-coded duplex
ultrasonography (US) used alone and in conjunction with carotid artery US for diagnosis of …

Background: A reduced prevalence of cardiovascular diseases has been reported in liver
cirrhosis. However, studies focusing on supraortic district of cirrhotic patients are lacking …