SUPPORT FOR STANDARDIZATION OF DUPLEX ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS: A SURVEY FROM THE INTERSOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (IAC)

Autor: Laurence Needleman, Phillip P. Bendick, Michael R. Jaff, Tammie Sloper, Amanda Naylor, Sandra Katanick, Heather L. Gornik, James F. Benenati, Marge Hutchisson
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61:E2020
ISSN: 0735-1097
Popis: Carotid duplex ultrasound (DUS) is widely used for diagnosis of internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis and therapeutic decisions are made solely on the basis of DUS findings. We have previously demonstrated wide variation in carotid DUS criteria among accredited vascular laboratories. In addition
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