Clinical technique for identification of external carotid bruits.
A 66-year-old woman had an asymptomatic bruit over the right carotid bifurcation. Carotid Doppler and real-time ultrasound studies demonstrated an isolated 50 to 75% stenosis of the right external carotid artery. We devised a simple maneuver to determine which artery, internal or external carotid, caused the bruit.
D000368:Aged; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002342:Carotid Artery, External; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006326:Heart Auscultation; D006801:Humans