Detection of unstable carotid plaque by tissue Doppler imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in a patient with recurrent amaurosis fugax.
Ultrasound (US) is one of the most important diagnostic tools available for the detection and evaluation of carotid stenosis. The case of a 70-year-old woman with recurrent right-sided amaurosis fugax presented here highlights the way in which tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) may aid in the diagnosis of carotid plaque vulnerability. Furthermore, the novel inverse fly-through technique was used for the three-dimensional visualization of the carotid stenosis.
Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Hagen
H
Kunte
Ralph-Ingo
RI
Rückert
Charlotte
C
Schmidt
Lutz
L
Harms
Antje-Susanne
AS
Kasper
Rainer
R
Hellweg
Maria
M
Grigoryev
Thomas
T
Fischer
Golo
G
Kronenberg