Color Duplex Scanning of the Renal Arteries

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Classification RAR PSV (cm/s) PST Normal <3.5 <120 Absent <60% stenosis <3.5 >180 Absent >60% stenosis >3.5 >180 Present Occlusion N/A N/A N/A  Low-velocity, low-amplitude parenchymal signals  RAR renal-aortic velocity…

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Overview of Cerebrovascular Disease

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Fig. 6.1 An illustration showing the aortic arch and its branches: (1) brachial-cephalic trunk, (2) right subclavian artery, (3) right vertebral artery, (4) right common carotid artery, (5) right external…

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Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound

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Agent Company Gas Shell Approval First-generation, non-transpulmonary vascular Free microbubbles Echovist (SHU 454) Schering Air Air None Galactose Europe Second-generation, transpulmonary vascular, short half-life (<5 min) Albunex Levovist (SHU 508…

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Venous Duplex Ultrasound of the Upper Extremities

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Indications Number Upper extremity venous duplex to rule out thrombosis 191 Upper extremity dialysis evaluations 142 Upper extremity radial artery bypass harvest 16 Upper extremity graft surveillance 35 Evaluation for…

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Role of Color Duplex Ultrasound for Aortic Endografts

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Fig. 54.1 Cross-sectional B-mode image showing the widest diameter of the residual aneurysm sac , outer wall to outer wall measurement. (1) anterior/posterior and (2) longitudinal measurement Fig. 54.2 Transducer…

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