Transcranial Doppler Monitoring for Carotid Revascularization Deepak Sharma K. H. Kevin Luk Each year, approximately 795,000 people in the United States experience a new or recurrent stroke, and 87% of…
Follow-Up After Carotid Endarterectomy and Stenting Robert M. Zwolak R. Eugene Zierler Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) are procedures performed to prevent atheroembolic stroke. CEA has been…
Transcranial Duplex Imaging Sheila M. Byrd-Raynor Watson B. Smith The aim of this chapter is to review the role of transcranial duplex imaging (TCI) in the routine vascular laboratory setting….
Physics and Instrumentation for Duplex Scanning Daniel F. Leotta Kirk W. Beach Ultrasonic duplex scanning, the combination of two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound B-mode imaging and single-gate pulse Doppler blood velocimetry with…
Hemodynamics of Normal and Abnormal Arteries R. Eugene Zierler An in-depth understanding of the major diseases that affect the arterial system and the diagnostic methods that can be applied to…
Venous Anatomy and Hemodynamics Mark H. Meissner The hemodynamics of the lower extremity venous system is in many respects more complicated and less well understood than it is for the…
Quality Assurance and Test Validation* David Del Pizzo Holly M. Gray *Based on the chapter in the fourth edition authored by Cindy Weiland and Sandra L. Katanick. Ongoing improvement in…
Preliminary and Final Reports R. Eugene Zierler In general terms, a vascular laboratory report is a document that describes a patient’s vascular testing encounter and provides a formal record of…
Credentialing and Accreditation R. Eugene Zierler The modern vascular laboratory began in the 1960s with relatively simple physiologic tests performed with inexpensive equipment by vascular surgeons and their staff, usually…
The Diagnostic Approach to the Vascular Patient Kim Cantwell-Gab R. Eugene Zierler Dr. D. Eugene Strandness Jr, fondly referred to as “DES” (according to his initials and pronounced “dezz”) by…
