Program Objectives:
After viewing this lecture, the participant should be able to:
- Explain the importance of using multiple parameters for assessing the severity
of carotid artery disease.
- Classify plaque.
- Analyze normal / abnormal waveform characteristics.
- Apply diagnostic criteria to address patient selection for carotid endarterectomy
as indicated by the NASCET / ACAS studies.
Chapter Topics
- Exam Overview / Image Characteristics
- Color Evaluation
- Waveform Analysis
- Quantitative Measurements
- What about the ECA and CCA?
- Other Carotid Pathology
- Diagnostic Pitfalls
Disclosure of Significant Relationships
Lori Green, BA, RT, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Program Director, Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
Shareholder- Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
Target Audience
The target audience for this tape are physicians, sonographers, and medical
professionals who are at a beginning level of performing or interpreting carotid duplex/
color examinations. Physician participants may include (but are not limited to) those
whose specialty include radiology, internal medicine, cardiology, and general/vascular
surgery..
Additional $25.00 CME Processing fee required at time of CME Quiz submission.
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This product also meets CME/CEU requirements for ARDMS. Note: While offering the CME credit hours noted above, activities are not intended to provide extensive training or certification for exam performance or interpretation.
Date of Original Release:2/10/2010
Termination Date of this Release: 2/10/2013