Table 16. Carotid imaging model testing strategies

NumberStrategy
1Test no one -- standard medical treatment
2All receive cerebral angiography -- treat positives (50%-99% stenosis)
3All receive cerebral angiography -- treat positives (70%-99% stenosis)
4All receive CUS -- treat positives (50%-99% stenosis)
5All receive CUS -- treat positives (70%-99% stenosis)
6All receive MRA -- treat positives (50%-99% stenosis)
7All receive MRA -- treat positives (70%-99% stenosis)
8All receive CUS -- angiography for positives (50%-99% stenosis)
9All receive CUS -- angiography for positives (70%-99% stenosis)
10All receive MRA -- angiography for positives (50%-99% stenosis)
11All receive MRA -- angiography for positives (70%-99% stenosis)
12All receive CUS/MRA -- treat positives (50%-99% stenosis); angiogram for disparate results
13All receive CUS/MRA -- treat positives (70%-99% stenosis); angiogram for disparate results

From: 4, Results - Carotid Imaging

Cover of Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Echocardiography and Carotid Imaging in the Management of Stroke
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Echocardiography and Carotid Imaging in the Management of Stroke.
Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 49.
Meenan RT, Saha S, Chou R, et al.
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