Carotid Ultrasound Case Series: What is the Diagnosis?

Carotid Ultrasound Case Series: What is the Diagnosis? is organized by Institute For Advanced Medical Education (IAME).

Date of Release: September 23, 2013
Date of Most Recent Review: August 19, 2019
Expiration Date: August 19, 2022

Target Audience:
Physicians, Sonographers, Vascular Technologists and Others Who Perform and/or Interpret Vascular Ultrasound.

Accreditation:
The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Objectives
After completing this activity the learner will:
• Describe spectral waveform changes associated with proximal and distal stenosis noted in carotid ultrasound exams.
• Accurately identify the cervical arteries
• Differentiate atherosclerotic carotid disease from non-atherosclerotic carotid artery pathologies