title: Carotid blood flow measured by an ultrasonic volume flowmeter in carotid stenosis and patients with dementia.
abstract: The volume flowmeter is a simple, noninvasive Doppler ultrasound technique that provides accurate measurement of carotid artery diameter and flow. The device provides a useful laboratory test that can aid significantly in diagnosis of carotid stenosis and dementia.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008838:Microcomputers; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012212:Rheology