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DVT398-AM1
USIDMS Extracranial Carotid
Question | Answer |
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When refering to vertebral interpretation, what is known as the "Bunny Rabbit" waveform? | Early Systolic Deceleration |
Retrograde flow within the right vertebral artery and proximal subclavian artery usually indicates what is obstructed? | Innominate Obstruction |
A sonographer should report a plaque ulceration when it exceeds what depth of depression in mm? | 2 mm |
When trickle flow is present, should we use low or high PRF to detect the flow ? | Low |
When the Spectral Doppler gain is too high, what type of flow could it mimic ? | Turbulent flow |
What is a method to differentiate between the ECA from the ICA? | Temporal Tap |
What is the best acoustic window to image the ICA ? | posterolateral |
The ECA will contain branches. What is the first branch off the ECA? | Superior Thyroid Artery |
The ICA has continuous flow and a low resistant waveform. Will the ICA have a low or high Pulsatility Index (PI)? | Low |
A patient presents with a palpable neck mass, and they complain of headaches. When the carotids were scanned, a highly vascular area was noted in between the ICA and ECA. What could this pathology be? | Carotid Body Tumor |