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Dúplex carotídeo

• Información general
• Riesgos
• Resultados

Nombres alternativos:

Dúplex de la carótida; Ultrasonido de la carótida; Ecografía de la carótida

Valores normales:

Si los resultados son normales, no hay turbulencia ni interrupción en el flujo sanguíneo y la arteria está libre de cualquier obstrucción, estrechamiento u otros problemas.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Las alteraciones en el flujo sanguíneo indican que hay ateroesclerosis u otras afecciones.

• Fecha de revisión: 8/22/2006
• Versión en inglés revisada por: Jonathan Gross, M.D., Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
• Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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