Why the study?
Does a multigate pulsed Doppler system accurately diagnose minor atherosclerotic lesions in the carotid artery bulb compared to biplane arteriography?
Population
Patients evaluated for carotid artery lesions (minor and severe)
Comparison
Multigate pulsed Doppler system assessing blood… vs Biplane arteriography (reference standard)
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Supports multigate Doppler for noninvasive minor carotid lesion diagnosis; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Does a multigate pulsed Doppler system accurately diagnose minor atherosclerotic lesions in the carotid artery bulb compared to biplane arteriography?
A multigate pulsed Doppler system assessing both blood flow irregularities and vessel wall distensibility provides high diagnostic accuracy for minor carotid artery lesions compared to biplane arteriography.
Merode et al. (1989) studied this question.
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