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Extracranial Cerebrovascular Evaluation. Carotid Duplex. Carotid - Objectives. Risk factors for Cerebrovascular Disease Stroke Patient Presentations Doppler profiles of the Carotid and Vertebral Arteries Hemodynamics of Flow Carotid Duplex Examination Protocol. Risks Factors. Age Sex
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Extracranial Cerebrovascular Evaluation Carotid Duplex
Carotid - Objectives • Risk factors for Cerebrovascular Disease • Stroke • Patient Presentations • Doppler profiles of the Carotid and Vertebral Arteries • Hemodynamics of Flow • Carotid Duplex Examination Protocol
Risks Factors • Age • Sex • Hypertension • Diabetes
Risk Factors • Cholesterol • Smoking • Obesity • Sedentary lifestyle • Atrial fibrillation and other cardiac diseases
CVA- Stroke Neurologic deficit that correspond to an insult in a region supplied by a major cerebral artery.
CVA- Stroke • Ischemic 80% • Hemorraghic 20%
CVA- Stroke • CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) –symptoms are permanent. • RIND (Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit) -symptoms last >24 hrs. • TIA (Transient ischemic attack) – symptoms last <24 hrs.
Mechanism of Stroke • Large vessel athero-thrombotic (30%) • Diameter reduction by plaque or thrombus. • Embolization from a thombogenic plaque surface. • Cardio – embolic stroke (35%) • Atrial fibrillation – atrial thrombus • Poor systolic function – LV thrombus
Mechanism of Stroke • Lacunar Stroke (10%) • Occlusion in the small perforating vessels of the brain • Other • Dissection • Coagulopathy • Paradoxical emboli • Undetermined
Symptomatic Amorisis fugax, Unilateral Weakness (Paresis), Numbness, Aphasia, dysphasia, Hemianopsia Loss of Consciouness, Cortical blindness, Dizziness, Ataxia, Dysarthria Dizziness, syncope, headache confusion Patient Presentation Anterior Posterior Non- localizing
Patient Presentations • Bilateral symptoms = Vertebro-basilar • Extremity = Opposite brain • Eyes = Same side
Asymptomatic Bruit Family history Cardiac patient Follow up stent or endarterectomy Patient Presentation
Subclavian Artery Waveform • Triphasic or Biphasic signal
Normal Waveforms: Low resistance pattern Common Carotid Artery- CCA Velocity Range: • 60-100 cm/sec • CCA-Combined ICA/ECA
Normal Waveforms: Low resistance Internal Carotid Artery - ICA Velocity Range: • 60-100 cm/sec • Size: • Larger than ECA
Normal Waveforms: High resistance Temporal tap External Carotid Artery - ECA Velocity Range: • 60-100 cm/sec Branch
External Carotid Artery - ECA • Smaller than ICA • Branches
Carotid - Vertebral • Waveform: • Low resistance • Anterior direction • Location: • Posterior & lateral to the CCA • Identified between vertebral • bodies
Exam Components Grayscale
Exam Components Gray Scale – Plaque Evaluation • Location • Length • Composition • Surface
Exam Components High Risk Plaque • Hypoechoic plaque • Type 1 and 2 echolucent plaque • Heterogeneous plaque
Exam Components • High Risk Plaque • Hypoechoic • Types 1 and 2 echolucent plaques • Heterogenous plaques
Exam Components Color
Exam Components Color • Flow void • Aliasing • Turbulence
Exam Components Spectral
Exam Components Spectral Doppler • Direction of flow • Velocity of flow • Pulsatility • Spectral Broadening
Flow Dynamics • Laminar Flow • Plug Flow • Flow Separation
Laminar Flow • The velocity in the center is fastest. • The mean velocity across the vessel is ½ • the max velocity.
Poiseuille’s Law • Relationship between pressure, volume flow and resistance • As radius decreases velocity increase Q= (P1 – P2)π r4 8η L V = Q/A
Reynolds Number • Pressure/Flow relationship • Velocity and size of vessels main variables • When Reynolds number > 2000, laminar flow becomes disturbed (turbulent flow) Re = Vq2r η
Bernoulli • Velocity and Pressure are inversely related • Flow separations • High velocity Large pressure gradient • Low velocity Small pressure gradient • Flow separations may be caused by changes in the geometry of the vessel or the direction of the vessel
History Blood Pressure Greyscale TRV CCA (prox, mid, dist) BULB BIFURCATION ICA ECA Sagital CCA (prox, dist) BULB ICA Carotid – Protocol
Color Doppler CCA (prox, mid, dist) BULB ICA (prox, dist) Vertebral Carotid – Protocol
Pulsed Wave or spectral display Subclavian CCA (prox, mid, dist) ICA (prox, mid, dist) ECA (Temporal ta) Vertebral Carotid – Protocol
Measurement/Parameters • Peak Systolic Velocity (PSV) • Best documented parameterLimitation: Cardiac Output/Blood pressure • End Diastolic Velocity (EDV) • Highly accurate for greater than 80% stenosis • Systolic Velocity Ratio (ICPSV/CCPSV) • Compensates for patient Hemodynamic Variables
Stenosis Evalution Doppler Evaluation of Stenosis • Before the Stenosis • Increased in pulsatility • At the Stenosis • High Velocity jet • After the stenosis • Post stenotic flow disturbances • Decreased pulsatility
Stenosis Evalution B- Mode • Diameter Reduction • Area Reduction
Stenosis Evalution Free lumen Plaque
Stenosis Evalution a b Diameter Reduction = (a-b)/a x 100
Stenosis Evalution Area a Area Reduction = (Area a- Area b)/Area a x 100 Area b