Comparison of angiography with continuous wave Doppler ultrasound in the assessment of extracranial arterial disease.

نویسندگان

  • T K Hames
  • K N Humphries
  • T V Powell
  • D L McLellan
چکیده

Extracranial arterial disease was assessed using non-invasive continuous wave Doppler ultrasound. The results of the Doppler study were compared with those of angiography. There was a positive correlation between the results of angiography and the shape of the Doppler waveform, but the correlation was improved by adding a compression manceuvre to the procedure.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

دوره 44 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1981