Value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of aneurysms of the extracranial internal carotid arteries.
Aneurysms of the extracranial carotid arteries are a rare abnormalitiy and may represent a diagnostic challenge in examination of the patients. B-flow is a new digital vascular ultrasound technique and is an especially reliable method in the diagnosis of the extracranial portion of the internal carotid arteries as it shows less flow artifacts than color-coded Doppler sonography (CCDS) and power Doppler (PD). This review compares color-coded Doppler sonography, power Doppler and B-flow findings in extracranial ICA and CA aneurysm to emphasize the usefulness of B-flow in this clinical condition.
Clevert
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Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Germany. dirk.clevert@med.uni-muenchen.de
Graser
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Jung
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Stickel
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Reiser
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D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*