[Ultrasound tomography of extracranial vessels]

The paper deals with the potentialities of visualizing the carotid and temporal arteries as well as jugular veins with the help of the non-invasive method for compound real-time ultrasound scanning. In 18, out of twenty healthy volunteers examined, the echotomograms exhibited reasonably clear-cut images of the above-listed vessels. Their localization, size, and pulsation patterns are described, which enables one to differentiate the arterial and venous trunks. Visualization of the vertebral artery was also performed. The technique of ultrasound transducer orientation by means of Doppler sonography is presented.