Abstract
The use of cw-Doppler sonography and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for diagnosis of cerebro-vascular insufficiency (CVI) was evaluated in a retrospective study. 113 findings obtained by DSA and 315 findings obtained by cw-Doppler sonography were compared to the corresponding intraoperative finding. Furthermore, we examined the incidence of accompanying intracranial stenoses of the carotid artery. The impact of these stenoses on the CVI stage was analyzed by means of 200 transcranial Doppler sonographic studies. Cw-Doppler sonography (sensitivity: 95%) was clearly superior to DSA (sensitivity: 70%) for diagnosis of high grade and subtotal stenoses of the internal carotid artery (ICA). Sensitivity of both methods was insufficient for diagnosis of low grade stenoses (cw-Doppler: 50%, DSA 25%). Analysis of 200 transcranial Doppler sonographic studies did not reveal pathologic changes of intracranial vessels in 67% of all cases. This finding did not depend on the condition of the extracranial vessels and did also not depend on the CVI stage. Additionally, there was no correlation between the incidence and degree of intracranial stenoses and the CVI stage or the degree of stenosis of the ICA. These results support the view that Doppler sonography is the method of choice for diagnosis of high grade stenoses of the carotid artery. The use of DSA is limited to cases in which kinking or occlusion is suspected. Additional intracranial changes did not correlate with the CVI stage.
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