Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis

Vascular Laboratory Operations.- Improving Quality in Noninvasive Testing by Certification and Accreditation.- Qualifications of the Physician in the Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory.- Basic Physics.- Principles and Instruments of Diagnostic Ultrasound and Doppler Ultrasound.- Cerebrovascular Diagnosis.- Overview of Cerebrovascular Disease.- Overview of Various Noninvasive Cerebrovascular Techniques.- Duplex Scanning of the Carotid Arteries.- The Role of Color Duplex Scanning in Diagnosing Diseases of the Aortic Arch Branches and Carotid Arteries.- Vertebral Artery Ultrasonography.- Transcranial Doppler Sonography.- Ultrasonic Characterization of Carotid Plaques.- Carotid Plaque Echolucency Measured by Grayscale Median Identifies Patients at Increased Risk of Stroke during Carotid Stenting. The Imaging in Carotid Angioplasty and Risk of Stroke Study.- Duplex Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Temporal Arteritis.- Duplex Ultrasound Velocity Criteria for Carotid Stenting Patients.- Use of Transcranial Doppler in Monitoring Patients during Carotid Artery Stenting.- Use of an Angle-Independent Doppler System for Intraoperative Carotid Endarterectomy Surveillance.- Clinical Implications of the Vascular Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Insufficiency.- Noninvasive Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Extremities.- Overview of Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremity.- Overview of Noninvasive Vascular Techniques in Peripheral Arterial Disease.- Segmental Doppler Pressures and Doppler Waveform Analysis in Peripheral Vascular Disease of the Lower Extremities.- Pulse Volume Recording in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Vascular Disease.- Duplex Scanning for Lower Extremity Arterial Disease.- Duplex Surveillance of Infrainguinal Bypass Grafts.- Rationale andBenefits of Surveillance After Prosthetic Infrainguinal Bypass Grafts.- Rationale and Benefits of Surveillance After Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Stenting of Iliac and Femoral Arteries.- Duplex Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Femoral Pseudoaneurysms.- Lower Extremity Arterial Mapping: Duplex Ultrasound as an Alternative to Arteriography Prior to Femoral and Popliteal Reconstruction.- Preoperative Saphenous Vein Mapping.- Noninvasive Diagnosis of Upper Extremity Vascular Disease.- Ultrasound Imaging of Upper Extremity Arteries: Clinical Applications.- Protocol and Technique of Dialysis Ultrasound Surveillance.- Noninvasive Evaluation for Congenital Arteriovenous Fistulas and Malformation.- Clinical Implications of the Vascular Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease.- Noninvasive Diagnosis of Venous Disorders of the Extremities.- Overview of Venous Disorders.- Overview: Plethysmographic Techniques in the Diagnosis of Venous Disease.- Venous Duplex Ultrasound of the Lower Extremity in the Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis.- Venous Imaging for Reflux Using Duplex Ultrasonography.- Duplex Ultrasound Use for Bedside Insertion of Inferior Vena Cava Filters.- Venous Stenting Using Intravascular Ultrasound.- Ultrasound Guidance for Venous Therapy: VNUS, Endovenous Laser Treatments, and Foam.- Clinical Implications of the Vascular Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Venous Disorders.- Deep Abdominal Doppler.- Deep Doppler in the Liver Vasculature.- Duplex Evaluation of the Renal Arteries.- Duplex Ultrasonography of the Mesenteric Circulation.- The Role of Color Duplex Ultrasound in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Stent Grafts.- Miscellaneous.- Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension: Principles and Applications.- Role of Magnetic Resonance Angiography in Peripheral Vascular Disease.- Intravascular Ultrasound Applications.- Three-Dimensional Vascular Imaging and Three-Dimensional Color Power Angiography Imaging.- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound.