title: Carotid ultrasound.
abstract: This article provides an overview of basic diagnostic carotid ultrasound applications, and emphasizes practical aspects of this examination. Areas currently being investigated include carotid plaque characterization and applications relative to IMT measurements. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging also offers promise to improve plaque characterization, which in turn may link these evaluations to outcome studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Polak
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*