John J. Bergan MD is founder of The Vein Institute in La Jolla and is a staff surgeon at Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California, USA. Ali F. AbuRahma, M.D. is Professor of Surgery at the Robert C Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University, Charleston, West Virginia, USA. Dr Bergan is a world-renowned vascular surgeon who has already authored or edited thirty textbooks, nine of which are on venous disorders, including, for Springer, Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Diagnosis and Treatment with Jeffrey Ballad (1-85233-172-0) and Atlas of Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery with Peter Gloviczki (3-540-76171-3). Dr Bergan and Dr AbuRahma have collaborated previously and were the editors of the Springer title Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis (1-85233-128-3), which was published in November 1999.

• Overview of Cerebrovascular Disease.- Overview of Various Noninvasive Cerebrovascular Techniques.- Duplex Scanning of the Carotid Arteries.- The Role of Color Duplex Scanning in Diagnosing Diseases of the Aortic Arch Branches and Carotid Arteries.- Vertebral Artery Ultrasonography.- Transcranial Doppler Sonography.- Ultrasonic Characterization of Carotid Plaques.- Carotid Plaque Echolucency Measured by Grayscale Median Identifies Patients at Increased Risk of Stroke during Carotid Stenting. The Imaging in Carotid Angioplasty and Risk of Stroke Study.- Duplex Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Temporal Arteritis.- Duplex Ultrasound Velocity Criteria for Carotid Stenting Patients.- Use of Transcranial Doppler in Monitoring Patients during Carotid Artery Stenting.- Use of an Angle-Independent Doppler System for Intraoperative Carotid Endarterectomy Surveillance.- Clinical Implications of the Vascular Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Insufficiency.

From the reviews: "This book covers the full spectrum of noninvasive cerebrovascular diagnostics from the basics of ultrasound to the many clinical applications of ultrasound in vascular surgery. ... Vascular surgeons, surgical residents and fellows, radiologists, and vascular technologists will find this book very useful. ... This is an excellent book for vascular personnel, in practice and in training. It is up to date, referencing recent literature. Other books cover similar material, but this one is a nice read with clear explanations." (Mark L. Keldahl, Doody's Review Service, June, 2010)