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. 2000 Mar 11;320(7236):698–701. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7236.698
  Diameter of stenosis (%)   Peak sytolic velocity* (m/s)   Peak diastolic velocity* (m/s) Internal: common carotid artery velocity ratio†




0-39 <1.1 <0.45 <1.8
4-59 1.1-1.49 <0.45 <1.8
60-79 1.5-2.49 0.45-1.4 1.8-3.7
80-99 2.5-6.1 >1.4 >3.7
>99 (critical) Extremely low NA NA