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diagnosis of cardiovascular sounds

  • magnetic resonance imaging In diagnosis: Auscultation

    Bruits are blowing vascular sounds resembling heart murmurs that are perceived over partially occluded blood vessels. When detected over the carotid arteries, a bruit may indicate an increased risk of stroke; when produced by the abdomen, it may indicate partial obstruction of the aorta or…

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