We previously reported a high incidence rate of 32% for = 50% carotid in-stent restenosis when applying the standard carotid duplex ultrasound velocity criteria for nonstented carotid arteries ...

A patient without symptoms should not have a carotid duplex ultrasound for “peace of mind” based on the 2007 USPSTF recommendations against screening the general population for asymptomatic ...

The researchers found that applying different sets of criteria from 10 institutions to interpretation of carotid duplex ultrasounds resulted in marked variation in the number classified as 70–99 ...

With a carotid stent, dilation balloon, and integrated embolic protection (IEP) filter for added safety, the system also allows for three steps in one, minimizing manipulation of balloons and stents ...

Strokes down after surgery for internal carotid artery stenosis. ... Source Reference: Columbo JA "Therapeutic ultrasound during carotid endarterectomy" BMJ 2025; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r385.

Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...

Carotid Artery Duplex. A carotid artery duplex is an ultrasound imaging study that assesses blood flow to the major arteries in the neck, which supply blood flow to the brain. Venous Duplex. This ...

A doctor may use a duplex ultrasound to examine how blood flows through a person’s carotid arteries. This imaging test is all that is necessary in most cases.

In all, 54 patients completed a survey regarding their snoring habits and underwent a carotid artery duplex ultrasound—an imaging technique of the neck—to measure the thickness of the walls of ...

3 Carotid Artery Stenosis: Gray-scale and Doppler US Diagnosis--Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference. Grant EG, Benson CB, Moneta GL, et al. Radiology , 2003;229:340-6. About IAC ...

They had also undergone a carotid artery duplex ultrasound to determine how thick the intima-media of their carotid arteries were. ... it is usually an initial sign of carotid artery disease.

Although carotid angiography can be used for follow-up in patients with carotid artery stenting, most physicians prefer noninvasive evaluation using duplex ultrasonography. The duplex ultrasound ...