Three-dimensional sonographic reconstruction: techniques and diagnostic applications.

RN Rankin, A Fenster, DB Downey… - … American journal of …, 1993 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
In this review, we summarize the techniques of obtaining and reconstructing three-dimensional
(3D) sonograms in a number of anatomic areas, catalog the clinical efforts at 3D …

Benefit of carotid endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic moderate or severe stenosis

…, GG Ferguson, RB Haynes, RN Rankin… - … England Journal of …, 1998 - Mass Medical Soc
… Strokes were considered disabling if patients had a Rankin score of 3 or more at 90 days.
Outcome events were assessed in four steps: first, by the participating neurologist and surgeon…

Accuracy and prognostic consequences of ultrasonography in identifying severe carotid artery stenosis

M Eliasziw, RN Rankin, AJ Fox, RB Haynes… - Stroke, 1995 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose The accuracy of routine ultrasonography in detecting severe carotid
artery stenosis was evaluated in comparison with cerebral angiography. The precision of …

Flow patterns at the stenosed carotid bifurcation: effect of concentric versus eccentric stenosis

…, TL Poepping, M Tambasco, RN Rankin… - Annals of biomedical …, 2000 - Springer
Carotid stenosis severity is a commonly used indicator for assessing risk of stroke. However,
the majority of individuals with severe carotid artery disease never suffer a stroke, and …

Geometric characterization of stenosed human carotid arteries

RF Smith, BK Rutt, AJ Fox, RN Rankin - Academic radiology, 1996 - Elsevier
Rankin, MD 2, … Holdsworth DW, Rutt BK, Rankin RN. Quantitative analysis of stenosed
carotid bifu rcations (abstr). Radiology1992; 185:160. …

Three-dimensional colour Doppler imaging

PA Picot, DW Rickey, R Mitchell, RN Rankin… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 1993 - Elsevier
We have developed a system to acquire in vivo three-dimensional (3D) colour velocity
images of peripheral vasculature. A clinical ultrasound system was modified by mounting the …

Freehand three-dimensional ultrasound: implementation and applications

S Sherebrin, A Fenster, RN Rankin… - Medical Imaging 1996 …, 1996 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) offers a valuable approach to many diagnostic imaging
problems and provides a relatively low cost alternative to 3D imaging modalities such as …

Flow patterns in carotid bifurcation models using pulsed Doppler ultrasound: effect of concentric vs. eccentric stenosis on turbulence and recirculation

TL Poepping, RN Rankin, DW Holdsworth - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Hemodynamics play a significant role in stroke risk, where thrombus formation may be
accelerated in regions of slow or recirculating flow, high shear and increased turbulence. An in …

Deep-vein thrombosis and continuous passive motion after total knee arthroplasty.

AF Lynch, RB Bourne, CH Rorabeck, RN Rankin… - JBJS, 1988 - journals.lww.com
Seventy-five of 150 consecutive patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty had routine
physiotherapy and seventy-five had continuous passive motion of the lower limb that had …

Percutaneous embolotherapy of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage

…, RF McLoughlin, MN Hughson, RN Rankin - Journal of vascular and …, 1998 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate percutaneous embolotherapy in the treatment of lower gastrointestinal
hemorrhage. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-one patients who underwent …