Preface; Part I. Ultrasound Physics, Technology and Hemodynamics: 1. Introduction to Doppler ultrasound John P. Woodcock; 2. Doppler technology Léandre Pourcelot, Alain Herment, Fabrice Gens, Frédéric Patat, Francois Tranquart and Jean-Pierre Remenieras; 3. Principles and models of hemodynamics Dieter Liepsch; 4. Computational principles and models of hemodynamics Karl Perktold and Gerhard Karner; 5. Flow patterns and arterial wall dynamics Arnold P. G. Hoeks and Robert S. Reneman; 6. Duplex and color flow imaging Peter N. T. Well; 7. Misconceptions and artifacts in ultrasound examination of the carotid arteries Jean F. Primozich and Kirk W. Beach; Part II. Clinical Cerebrovascular Ultrasound: Section (i). Atherosclerosis: pathogenesis, early assessment and follow-up with ultrasound; 8. Morphogenesis of the atherosclerotic plaque Seymoud Glagov, Hisham S. Bassiouny, Christopher K. Zarins and Agris Slesers; 9. Hemodynamics and atherosclerosis Harris L. Bergman, Naomi C. Chesler, David N. Ku and David M. Wootton; 10. Carotid artery intima-media thickness Pierre-Jean Touboul and Stephen P. Meairs; 11. Non-invasive evaluation of endothelial function with B-mode ultrasound imaging of flow-induced brachial artery reactivity Rong Tang, Mario De Michele and M. Gene Bond; 12. Plaque characterization and risk profiles Michael M. Sabetai, Andrew N. Nicolaides, Thomas J. Tegos, Surinder Dhanjil and Gary J. Pare; 13. Natural history of moderate carotid stenosis in asymptomatic patients: a 10-year follow-up D. E. Strandness Jr; Section (ii). Extracranial cerebrovascular applications; 14. Carotid and vertebral arteries Wolfgang Steinke; 15. Quantitation and grading of carotid artery stenosis Andrei V. Alexandrov and John W. Norris; 16. Carotid artery pseudo-occlusion E. Bernd Ringelstein; 17. Standardization of carotid stenosis investigation J. M. de Bray, J. M. Baud, M. Dauzat and J. C. Manelfe; Section (iii) Intracranial cerebrovascular applications 18. Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography and vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage Alain Barth and Rolf W. Seiler; 19. Intracranial cerebral artery stenosis and occlusion Rolf W. Baumgartner and Heinrich P. Mattle; 20. Arteriovenous malformations J. P. Mohr; 21. High intensity transient signals Werner H. Mess and Michael G. Hennerici; 22. Transcranial Doppler monitoring during carotid endarterectomy A. Ross Naylor; 23. Cerebral vasoreactivity Bernhard Widder; 24. Intracranial venous diseases: the role of ultrasound Michael G. Hennerici and Michael Daffertshofer; Part III. New and Future Developments; 25. Functional Doppler testing Michael Daffertshofer; 26. Multigate emboli detection David H. Evans; 27. Three- and four-dimensional cerebrovascular ultrasonography Stephen P. Meairs; 28. Principles and applications of cerebrovascular ultrasound contrast imaging Peter P. Chang and Stephen P. Meairs; 29. Ultrasonic thrombolysis Charles W. Francis and Stephan Behrens; Index.
