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Case: High Peak Systolic Velocity Consistent With Severe Stenosis

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What about this case?

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So here you have, um,

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a tight velocity here.

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Um, also in the, um, in the, in the

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internal, um, I'm sorry, right iliac artery.

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Okay. And he, here's the other side for comparison again.

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So here you see the velocity

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in the artery is 75 centimeters.

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Second in the white common femoral artery

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in the iliac artery, you can barely see it,

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but the velocity is extremely high.

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So there is an and, and there, there, there are plaques.

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So there is a big gradient. Okay?

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So what's you need to look for when you look at stenosis,

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you look for a gradient.

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Uh, and in this particular case, the ratio between the right

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internal I artery

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with the right common fem artery was more than, uh,

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two to five to one.

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And that's an indication that there is a severe stenosis

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because of the gradient.

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So what other criteria for stenosis might always think?

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I don't like remembering numbers. I say keep it simple.

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If you have a p systolic velocity gradient of more than two

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to one or 2.5, two, one, you have

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to think about the possible of stenosis in

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between those two segment of 50% of more.

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And again, if you're not sure,

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always look at the other side.

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Faculty

Sheila Sheth, MD

Professor of Radiology

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Tags

Vascular Imaging

Vascular

Ultrasound

Peripheral arterial (upper and lower)