Why the study?
Imaging pitfalls commonly occur in carotid Doppler ultrasound and can lead to false-positive diagnoses, missed diagnoses, and errors in grading stenosis severity.
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Heightened awareness of carotid Doppler pitfalls may reduce stenosis misdiagnosis; leaves open the efficacy of standardized training protocols.
Awareness of technical and patient-specific pitfalls in carotid Doppler ultrasound is essential to avoid misdiagnosis of stenosis severity.
Gunabushanam et al. (2023) studied this question.