A case in which contrast-enhanced transoral carotid ultrasonography was useful for pre- and post-procedural evaluation in carotid artery stenting

J Med Ultrason (2001). 2017 Apr;44(2):207-210. doi: 10.1007/s10396-016-0747-4. Epub 2016 Oct 11.

Abstract

Contrast-enhanced transoral carotid ultrasonography (CETOCU) is a novel examination modality that is superior to other modalities in the cases of pseudo-occlusion with severe arteriosclerotic stenosis of the distal internal carotid artery (ICA), and is also useful for noninvasively evaluating changes over time in the vessel distal to the stent following carotid artery stenting (CAS). We report a case of a patient who we evaluated with CETOCU for a pseudo-occlusive ICA before and after CAS.

Keywords: Carotid artery stenting; Contrast-enhanced transoral carotid ultrasonography; ICA pseudo-occlusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carotid Arteries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / surgery*
  • Constriction, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging
  • Constriction, Pathologic / surgery
  • Contrast Media
  • Endovascular Procedures*
  • Ferric Compounds
  • Humans
  • Iron
  • Male
  • Oxides
  • Stents*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography* / methods

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Ferric Compounds
  • Oxides
  • Sonazoid
  • Iron