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Table 2 Carotid arteries clinical and imagining data

From: Assessment of carotid artery ultrasonography in the presence of an acoustic shadow artifact

Symptomatic CS, n (%)

100 (22)

Ischemic stroke/TIA

93 (20.5)

Amurosis Fugax

7 (1.5)

ICA % stenosis on CTA, mean (SD)

35 (30)

ICA stenosis ≥70% on CTA, n (%)

62 (15.3)

ICA occlusion per CTA, n (%)

49 (10.8)

ICA PSV per CDUS, mean (SD)

206 (154)

ICA shadow per CDUS, n (%)

195 (43)

 Large

30 (6.6)

ICA PSV ≥240 cm/s per CDUS, n (%)

141 (31)

  1. Clinical radiological and sonographic characteristics of Internal Carotid arteries included. This analysis includes 454 arteries from a study cohort of 227 participants
  2. Legend: CS Carotid stenosis, TIA Transient Ischemic attack, ICA Internal carotid, PSV Peak systolic velocity, CTA CT angiography, CDUS Color Doppler ultrasound