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. 2017 Feb 9;20(2):97–109. doi: 10.1007/s40477-017-0239-4

Table 1.

Inherent advantages of CEUS in carotids

Sensitive in detecting slow flow
Microbubbles act as strictly intravascular tracers
Documented safety of microbubbles
Not nephrotoxic
No need for prior laboratory investigation
It can be performed anywhere from bedside to operating room
Repeatable and well tolerable by the patient
No Doppler angle dependence
No aliasing artefact
No ionizing radiation