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What to Expect - Step 9

The following shows and explains what to expect during your Carotid Artery Screening:

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What to expect - carotid artery screening

Carotid Artery Screening
You will be asked to lie on your back on an exam table.  After applying gel to your neck, the technologist will move a transducer on your neck to create images of the carotid arteries and assess the rate of blood flow within them.

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