Primary Parameters Additional Parameters
Degree of Stenosis (%): ICA PSV (cm/sec) Plaque Estimate (%)* ICA/CCA PSV Ratio ICA EDV (cm/sec)
Normal <125 None <2.0 <40
<50 <125 <50 <2.0 <40
50–69 125-230 ≥50 2.0-4.0 40-100
≥70 but less than near occlusion >230 ≥50 >4.0 >100
Near occlusion High, low, or undetectable Visible Variable Variable
Total occlusion Undetectable Visible, no detectable lumen Not applicable Not applicable

* Plaque estimate (diameter reduction) with gray-scale and color Doppler US.

Grant EG, Benson CB, Moneta GL, Alexandrov AV, Baker JD, Bluth EL, et al: Carotid artery stenosis grayscale and Doppler ultrasound diagnosis-Society of Radiologists (SRU) in Ultrasound Consensus criteria