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Doppler examination of the carotid arteries
Author(s) -
Norrving Bo,
Cronqvist Sten
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1981.tb04403.x
Subject(s) - medicine , doppler effect , radiology , occlusion , carotid arteries , doppler sonography , common carotid artery , ultrasound , doppler ultrasound , cardiology , nuclear medicine , physics , astronomy
The ability of Doppler ultrasound to detect extracranial carotid arterial disease was evaluated in 148 carotid arteries, examined also angio‐graphically. A continuous wave, directional Doppler with zero‐crossing meter was used. Doppler diagnosis was based on direct examination of the carotid bifurcation. Of four quantitative variables evaluated, only the end‐diastolic ICA/CCA frequency ratio was found to be useful. In stenoses exceeding 75% a deranged Doppler recording was obtained. For stenoses ≥ 50% or occlusion sensitivity was 98.3%, specificity 96.6% and over‐all accuracy 97.3% with the direct examination technique. Corresponding figures for an indirect Doppler test (frontal artery flow) were 45.8, 100% and 78.4%. Stenoses < 50% could not be separated from normal vessels. Direct Doppler examination with a zero‐crossing detector is reliable, provided that the limitations of the frequency analysis are considered.