RESULTS OF ULTRASOUND EXTRACRANIAL DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH CERVICAL VERTEBRAL PATHOLOGY

Abstract

Ultrasound is able to assess the condition of the vessels of the neck that supply blood to the brain. Brachiocephalic ultrasound is a more effective method of diagnosing pathology of vertebral, carotid arteries. Brachiocephalic vascular ultrasound is the study of the extracranial areas of the brachiocephalic arteries. In this type of study, the condition of and brachiocephalic trunk, vertebral arteries, carotid arteries, subclavian arteries is assessed. This method is a highly effective diagnostic method that allows to detect the full range of structural pathology of these vessels: stenoses (narrowings), atherosclerotic lesions, anomalies of vessel development, pathology of vessel course (in particular, associated with spinal osteochondrosis) and others.