Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis

I. Vascular Laboratory Operations.- 1. Training and Certification of Vascular Technologists.- 2. Accreditation of Noninvasive Vascular Laboratories.- 3. Qualifications of the Physician in the Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory.- II. Basic Physics.- 4. Principles and Instruments of Diagnostic Ultrasound and Doppler Ultrasound.- III. Noninvasive Cerebrovascular Diagnosis.- 5. Overview of Cerebrovascular Disease.- 6. Overview of Various Noninvasive Cerebrovascular Techniques.- 7. Duplex Scanning of the Carotid Arteries.- 8. The Role of Color Duplex Scanning in Diagnosing Diseases of the Aortic Arch Branches and Carotid Arteries.- 9. Vertebral Artery Ultrasonography.- 10. Transcranial Doppler Sonography.- 11. Duplex Ultrasound Detection of Carotid Plaque Morphology.- 12. Clinical Implications of the Vascular Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Insufficiency.- IV. Noninvasive Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Extremities.- 13. Overview of Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremity.- 14. Overview of Noninvasive Vascular Techniques in Peripheral Arterial Disease.- 15. Segmental Doppler Pressures and Doppler Waveform Analysis in Peripheral Vascular Disease of the Lower Extremities.- 16. Pulse Volume Recording in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Vascular Disease.- 17. Duplex Scanning for Lower Extremity Arterial Disease.- 18. Duplex Surveillance of Infrainguinal Bypass Grafts.- 19. Noninvasive Diagnosis of Upper Extremity Vascular Disease.- 20. Clinical Implications of the Vascular Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease.- V. Noninvasive Diagnosis of Venous Disorders of the Extremities.- 21. Overview of Venous Disorders.- 22. Overview of Plethysmographic Techniques in the Diagnosis of Venous Disease.- 23. Venous Duplex Ultrasound of theLower Extremity in the Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis.- 24. Venous Imaging for Reflux Using Duplex Ultrasonography.- 25. Preoperative Saphenous Vein Mapping.- 26. Clinical Implications of the Vascular Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Venous Disorders.- VI. Deep Abdominal Doppler.- 27. Deep Doppler in the Liver Vasculature.- 28. Duplex Evaluation of the Renal Arteries.- 29. Duplex Ultrasonography of the Mesenteric Circulation.- VII. Miscellaneous.- 30. Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension: Principles and Applications.- 31. The Role of Magnetic Resonance Angiography in the Diagnosis of Carotid and Peripheral Vascular Disease.- 32. Intravascular Ultrasound Applications.- 33. Three-dimensional Vascular Imaging and Three-dimensional Color Power Angiography Imaging.- 34. Vascular Imaging with Sonographic Contrast Agents.- 35. Doppler Flow Wire in Peripheral Vascular Disease.- APPENDIX. Glossary and Suggested Reporting Forms.- Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory Glossary.- Suggested Reporting Forms.