A Clinical Study of Doppler Examination for Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 3(2); 1985 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1985;3(2): 135-141.

폐쇄성 경동맥 질환에 있어 Doppler 초음파검사에 대한 연구

명호진, 임병훈, 이광우

서울대학교 신경과.

A Clinical Study of Doppler Examination for Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease

Ho-Jin Myung, M.D.,Kwang-Woo Lee, M.D., Byung-Hoon Im, M.D.

Department of Neurology, Seoul National University

Abstract

To determine the comparative accuracy of two Doppler tests, the findings of 38 patients who had undergone a complete evaluation by supraorbital Doppler test, frontal Doppler test and angiography were studied. When stenosis of 60 percent or more in diameter was considered as a true positive finding, the Doppler tests of 76 internal carotid arteries of the 38 patients showed the following results. Supraorbital Doppler test: eight false positive, three false negative, and 65 correct findings, with an overall accuracy of 85%. The authors, therefore, concluded that the suprorbital Doppler test was more sensitive and accurate than the frontal Doppler test in screening the patients with possible carotid artery occulusive diseases.