Carotid and vertebral Doppler report template
A structured carotid and vertebral doppler report template used for carotid / neck vascular doppler. It covers 8 sections and 38 fields, and includes a one-click normal preset.
Technique
Grey-scale, colour and angle-corrected spectral Doppler (angle ≤ 60°) ultrasound of the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries.
Sample normal carotid and vertebral doppler report
This is the text SonoTez generates when the doctor applies the template's normal preset. Measurements are left for the doctor to enter.
Technique
Grey-scale, colour and angle-corrected spectral Doppler (angle ≤ 60°) ultrasound of the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries.
Findings
Right carotid
Right CCA, ICA and ECA are patent with normal spectral waveforms.
No right carotid plaque is seen.
Right ICA: no stenosis (SRU 2003 criteria).
Right vertebral artery
The right vertebral artery shows antegrade flow.
Left carotid
Left CCA, ICA and ECA are patent with normal spectral waveforms.
No left carotid plaque is seen.
Left ICA: no stenosis (SRU 2003 criteria).
Left vertebral artery
The left vertebral artery shows antegrade flow.
Impression
No sonographic evidence of internal carotid artery stenosis on either side. Antegrade flow in both vertebral arteries.
What to include: sections and measurements
Right carotid
- CCA PSV (distal) (cm/s)
- CCA EDV (cm/s)
- ICA PSV (highest) (cm/s)
- ICA EDV (cm/s)
- ICA/CCA PSV ratio calculated
- ECA PSV (cm/s)
- Spectral waveforms: normal · abnormal (describe)
- Waveform description
- Plaque: none seen · present
- ICA stenosis category (doctor-assessed): no stenosis · < 50% stenosis · 50–69% stenosis · ≥ 70% stenosis, less than near occlusion · near occlusion · occlusion …
- Far-wall CCA IMT (mm)
Right plaques repeatable
- Site: cca · carotid bulb · proximal ica · eca
- Echogenicity: predominantly hypoechoic · mixed · predominantly echogenic · calcified with shadowing
- Surface: smooth · irregular · ulcerated
- Length (mm)
Right vertebral artery
- Flow direction: antegrade · reversed · bidirectional (to-and-fro) · no flow detected
- PSV (cm/s)
- Waveform: normal low-resistance · high-resistance · tardus-parvus · mid-systolic notch
Left carotid
- CCA PSV (distal) (cm/s)
- CCA EDV (cm/s)
- ICA PSV (highest) (cm/s)
- ICA EDV (cm/s)
- ICA/CCA PSV ratio calculated
- ECA PSV (cm/s)
- Spectral waveforms: normal · abnormal (describe)
- Waveform description
- Plaque: none seen · present
- ICA stenosis category (doctor-assessed): no stenosis · < 50% stenosis · 50–69% stenosis · ≥ 70% stenosis, less than near occlusion · near occlusion · occlusion …
- Far-wall CCA IMT (mm)
Left plaques repeatable
- Site: cca · carotid bulb · proximal ica · eca
- Echogenicity: predominantly hypoechoic · mixed · predominantly echogenic · calcified with shadowing
- Surface: smooth · irregular · ulcerated
- Length (mm)
Left vertebral artery
- Flow direction: antegrade · reversed · bidirectional (to-and-fro) · no flow detected
- PSV (cm/s)
- Waveform: normal low-resistance · high-resistance · tardus-parvus · mid-systolic notch
Study notes
- Technical notes / limitations
Other findings
- Other findings
Writing the impression
Answer the clinical question first, list the remaining findings in order of importance, and keep anything new out of the impression. If a structure was not fully seen, say so and give the reason. See how to write an ultrasound report for wording and certainty terms.