Vascular: Carotid

Sunday, 30 August 2009 10:30 - 12:00, Parkside 110B

Chair Dr Denise Roach Queen Elizabeth HospitalAustralia
Co-Chair Mrs Jenifer Kidd Gosford Vascular LaboratoryAustralia
Imaging Before Carotid Intervention, What’s Enough?
  • A/Prof Philip Walker, University of Queensland, Department of Vascular Surgery, RBWH, Australia
How is IMT Performed? What Measurements are Taken?
  • Mr Terry Needham, Erlanger Health System, United States
After Outcomes Studies and Use in Statin Drug Trials, Why is Carotid IMT Not a Routine Clinical tool?
  • Dr Joseph Polak, Tufts Medical Center, United States
Carotid Arterial Wave Intensity Analysis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
  • Dr Jun Zhang, Department of ultrasound, Xijing hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University., China
Analysis of Neovascularization within Carotid Plaques in Patients with Ischemic Stroke using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
  • Dr Pintong Huang, the second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, China
Ultrasound Detection of Cerebral Emboli, the State of the Art
  • Prof David Evans, Leicester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom
Discussion