Teach you to understand the carotid ultrasound report before I have repeatedly advised, we remember regular physical examination, especially the elderly who are often dizzy, you can check the carotid ultrasound, that many friends hold

Teach you to understand carotid ultrasound reports

Before I have repeatedly advised, we remember regular physical examination, especially the elderly who are often dizzy, you can check the carotid artery color ultrasound, that many friends take the carotid artery color ultrasound report do not know how to look, today I will teach you to understand the carotid artery color ultrasound report, remember to forward the collection.

Our carotid artery color ultrasound can not only clearly show the thickness of the carotid artery medial membrane, whether there are plaques, the location and size of the plaque formation, whether there is vascular stenosis and the degree of stenosis, whether there is occlusion and other detailed conditions, and can accurately measure and locate, but also analyze the hemodynamic results of the carotid artery.

The general report is divided into three parts, one is a variety of specific values, including the inner diameter of the blood vessel, the thickness of the inner membrane, the blood flow rate and the resistance.

The second part is the specific description, including whether the inner membrane of the blood vessel has hardened, whether there is plaque found, whether there is turbulence, and so on.

The third is the conclusion of the report, which will have a general summary of the carotid artery situation and get the report.

We can first look at the thickness of the inner median membrane, that is, the numerical value of the IMF, which reflects the hardening and thickening of the blood vessel wall, if it exceeds 0.1 cm, it can be diagnosed as thickening of the inner medial membrane, which is an early change of atherosclerosis. However, thickening of the medial membrane does not necessarily develop into atherosclerotic plaques, as hypertension can also lead to thickening of the medial membrane.

If plaque is found, further echoes are needed, with low echoes being lipid soft spots, moderate echoes being flattened collagen-rich fibrous plaques, strong echoes being calcific hard plaques, and ulcerative mixed plaques with varying echo intensities.

It should be noted here that soft plaques, flat plaques and mixed plaques are all unstable plaques, which is one of the important causes of ischemic stroke. I don't know if you understand?