Ultrasound Carotid Following Surgery and Intervention

Ultrasound Carotid Following Surgery and Intervention
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Ultrasound Carotid Following Surgery and Intervention

This unit covers ultrasound protocols and imaging criteria for evaluating carotid arteries following surgical intervention (endarterectomy) and percutaneous stent placement. Students learn to identify normal findings, detect post-operative complications like restenosis and intimal hyperplasia, and distinguish between different patch types used in carotid repair.

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11:26 lesson

This is Unit 19 ultrasound carotid scanning, following surgery and intervention. Main objectives for this particular unit is gonna be to describe the ultrasound protocols unique for carotid screening in post endarterectomy and post stent patients. We are gonna define normal and abnormal criteria associated with the carotid stents and we're gonna list any pathology encountered in postoperative or...

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