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A Methodological Approach to Non-invasive Assessments of Vascular Function and Morphology
Published on: February 7, 2015
[An intracavitary convex array probe for detecting internal carotid artery disease]
Fa-you Li1, Wei-bing Gong, Feng-lin Wu
1Department of Ultrasound, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. lifayou19767363@163.com
Objective:
To assess the value of an intracavitary convex array probe in detecting internal carotid artery (ICA) disease.
Methods:
Eighty-six carotid arteries in 43 cases were examined with intracavitary convex array probe, low-frequency convex array probe and high-frequency linear probe to collect the data including the ICA visible length, peak systolic velocity (PSV), internal diameter, blood vessel shape; common carotid artery (CCA) intimae-medial thickness (IMT), PSV, and internal diameter.
Results:
Significant differences were noted in the visible length, PSV of ICA, and internal diameter detected by different frequency ultrasound probes. Intracavitary probe and high-frequency probe produced significantly different findings of the blood vessel shape.
Conclusion:
Intracavitary convex array probe has important clinical value in detecting of ICA disease.
