A new sonographic technique for assessing carotid artery disease: extended-field-of-view imaging.
We describe a new sonographic technique, extended-field-of-view imaging, and its clinical application for carotid artery disease. The technique identifies identical structures on two successive images for position registration to make a panoramic image in real time without position sensors. In 39 of 41 subjects, this technique provided high-quality panoramic images that could not be obtained with conventional real-time sonography, and made findings in the carotid artery more interpretable.
Hara
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Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
Nakamura
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Tamaki
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D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*