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Carotid Doppler Report
Public Sono Ai Report guide about Carotid Doppler Report, with context, preparation notes, references and safety limits for ultrasound use.
Why carotid ultrasound requires a traceable report
Carotid Doppler often enters into decisions regarding vascular prevention, follow-up, referral, and investigation of neurological symptoms. Therefore, the report needs to be more than a final category: it must show where the stenosis estimate came from.
In an AI-assisted workflow, the rule is simple: organizing text and standardizing structure helps, but the system must not invent velocity, stenosis percentage, or plaque. Velocities, laterality, degree, and limitations belong to the performed exam and medical review.
Practical reporting flow
Tabela: Step | How to apply | Why it matters
What to document
The minimum documentation must allow another physician to understand the conclusion, compare in follow-up, and identify when the technical window reduced the confidence of the exam.
Tabela: Block | Useful elements | Value in the report
Criteria and consistency
The table below summarizes points from the Brazilian consensus DIC, CBR, and SBACV for carotids and vertebrals. Use it as editorial guidance, not as a substitute for the local protocol. Laboratories accredited by other entities may use their own criteria; the IAC, for example, recommends a modified PSV threshold of 180 cm/s for 50% stenosis in its updated criteria.
Tabela: Category | Internal carotid PSV | Internal carotid EDV | Ratio | Caution
Plaque, subocclusion, and vertebrals
Plaque is not just a conclusion word. When relevant, describe location, calcification, surface, acoustic shadowing, and relationship to the site of highest velocity. Subocclusion requires special care because velocities may drop or vary, and the absence of flow needs to be confirmed with appropriate technique.
Vertebrals should be documented when evaluated: presence, flow direction, and relevant asymmetries help to compose the extracranial vascular reading.
Useful conclusions
Tabela: Situation | More traceable formulation
Common errors
Bridge with patients
Patients may interpret “plaque” or “stenosis” as an inevitable event. The sister page explains in simple language what the Doppler evaluates, how to prepare, and why stroke signs require urgency, not waiting for an elective exam.
Primary sources and support
This page is a script for documentation and report coherence. The final decision on investigation, medication, intervention, follow-up, or urgency depends on the clinical picture, local protocol, and applicable original sources.
Application in the Sono ecosystem
In Sono Ai Report, the carotid Doppler report must preserve the real finding, real measurement, chosen criterion, and technical limitation. AI can help build the structure, but the conclusion must remain tied to the exam and medical review.
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support@sonoaireport.comThis page summarizes operational practices in plain language. It does not replace legal advice, an agreement with your institution or internal medical-record policy.