Arterial duplex is utilized by most centers as a second line of testing. It can identify a significantly elevated velocity in the proximal subclavian artery (i.e., >300 cm/s), ...

Renal Artery Duplex. This study is an ultrasound that assesses blood flow in the arteries that supply blood flow to the kidneys. All test results are read by licensed physicians. Results are used to ...

Like arterial duplex, but unlike MRA and DSA, which are primarily luminal-based imaging modalities, CTA also gives an evaluation of the arterial wall and surrounding tissue, including the ...

Carotid artery disease is a major risk factor of stroke. Cholesterol buildup in the carotid arteries can create blood clots. If these clots break off, they can travel to your brain and cause a stroke.

Peripheral arterial disease, ... Peripheral arterial end points were assessed with duplex ultrasonographic imaging of the femoral and tibial vessels. At the end of the study, ...

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is common among patients with atherosclerosis, and is found in 20–30% of individuals who undergo diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Renal artery duplex ...

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is an anomaly resulting in symptomatic extrinsic compression of the popliteal artery by the surrounding musculotendinous structures; most frequently the ...

Screening tools for PAD include ankle-brachial index (ABI), toe-brachial index, rest and exercise ABIs, 6-minute walk (submaximal exercise) test, pulse volume recording, arterial duplex ultrasound ...

Outpatient lower extremity arterial duplex ultrasonography is a reasonable first diagnostic test to perform, but it can be completely normal if not requested with provocative manoeuvres and ...

Among patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) and infrapopliteal artery disease, angioplasty has been associated with frequent reintervention and adverse limb outcomes from restenosi ...

Her cardiologist’s arterial duplex study, as described by Cedars Sinai, an ultrasound that produces a color map of leg arteries, found good right leg arterial flow but blockage in the left leg ...

Rates of evaluation for peripheral arterial disease before amputation were low for Medicare beneficiaries from 2002 to 2010, according to a new analysis. Researchers found that only 68.4% of ...