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Carotid Duplex


Martin Necas  05 May 2003   

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The most common carotid artery disease is the formation of carotid artery stenosis (or possibly occlusion) due to presence of atherosclerotic plaques. Other types of pathology which may be encountered on Carotid Duplex include: Subclavian Steal Syndrome, Carotid Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia, and Carotid Body Tumor.


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