Contrast-enhanced carotid color-coded duplex sonography for carotid stenting follow-up assessment

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003 May;24(5):992-5.

Abstract

Proper assessment of endovascular patency after carotid stent (CS) placement with carotid color-coded duplex sonography (CCCD) can be difficult. We investigated the usefulness of contrast-enhanced (CE) CCCD for post-CS follow-up. CCCD images could not depict the entire bloodstream in overlapped stents and in highly positioned stents. CE-CCCD images, however, did provide anatomic information almost equivalent to that of intra-arterial angiography. CE-CCCD is useful in screening for post-CS restenosis.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Carotid Arteries / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carotid Stenosis / therapy
  • Contrast Media*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polysaccharides*
  • Recurrence
  • Stents*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color*
  • Vascular Patency

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Polysaccharides
  • SHU 508