TSA echo-doppler- centre de cardiologie et de réadaptation

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TSA echo-doppler

This test is an ultrasound examination (using ultrasound) of the arteries of the neck, called supra-aortic trunks or carotid and vertebral arteries. This allows for a good visualization of the wall of the vessels, and thanks to the Doppler, we can also obtain an image of the blood flows circulating in these arteries and measure the speed of these flows.

Type of testing :Painless, quick
Keyword :Blood flow, atheroma

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Main indications:

Screening for atheroma
High blood pressure assessment
Assessment of AVC (Cerebral Vascular Accident) or AIT (Transient Ischemic Accident)

It is a It is a very good, simple, quick and painless examination to detect "atheromatous disease", i.e. atheromatous plaques that obstruct arterial vessels and to look for carotid search for carotid stenosis (narrowing).