title: Ultrasonography of supra-aortic trunks.
abstract: Ultrasonography by the Doppler technique combined with B-mode echotomography are useful methods in the investigation of disease of the major arteries in the neck supplying the brain. The investigations are described together with the significance of major findings.
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D004453:Echoencephalography; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis