Contrast-enhanced transoral carotid ultrasonography for the evaluation of a long stenotic lesion in the internal carotid artery

Yuta Hagiwara; Tomohide Yoshie; Takahiro Shimizu; Hana Ogura; Masashi Akamatsu; Takayuki Fukano; Tatsuro Takada; Shinji Nogoshi; Toshihiro Ueda; Yasuhiro Hasegawa

doi:10.1002/ccr3.744

Contrast-enhanced transoral carotid ultrasonography for the evaluation of a long stenotic lesion in the internal carotid artery

Clin Case Rep. 2016 Nov 11;4(12):1215-1216. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.744. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine Division of Neurology St. Marianna University School of Medicine Kawasaki Japan.
² Department of Strokology Stroke Center St. Marianna University Toyoko Hospital Kawasaki Japan.

Abstract

Contrast-enhanced transoral carotid ultrasonography (CETOCU) is a novel modality for imaging the distal extracranial internal carotid artery, which is not possible with conventional carotid ultrasonography. We present a representative case that demonstrates the usefulness of CETOCU.

Keywords: carotid ultrasonography and carotid artery stenosis.