Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare peak systolic velocities (PSVs) and the degree of stenosis obtained with a real-time 3-dimensional (ie, 4-dimensional) Doppler ultrasound scanner (Encore PV; VueSonix Sensors Inc, Wayne, PA) to conventional Doppler ultrasound imaging of the carotid arteries (common [CCA], internal [ICA], and external [ECA]). A secondary goal was to assess Encore volume flow measurements. Seventy patients referred for clinical carotid ultrasound participated in this pilot study. Peak systolic velocities of the CCA, ECA, and ICA were obtained bilaterally. The degree of stenosis in the ICA was calculated based on the ICA PSV and ICA/CCA PSV ratio. The Encore detects all 3-dimensional blood flow velocity vectors within 10-s longitudinal volumes of the ICA, ECA, and CCA. On the Encore, a reader determined the centerline of the vessels. The PSV and volume flow were then automatically calculated. The flow measurement error was obtained by comparing the CCA flow to the ICA and ECA flow. Data were compared using linear regression, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), and Bland-Altman analysis. Due to technical difficulties, only 59 patients (323 vessel segments) were available for analysis. There was good ...Continue Reading
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