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Currently, there is a lack of consensus on the ultrasonic evaluation of extracranial vertebral artery stenosis in clinical practice. This study aimed to validate the efficiency of duplex ultrasonography and assess the optimal sonographic thresholds for predicting extracranial vertebral artery stenosis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is a prospective study of all patients with symptomatic posterior circulation stroke\/transient ischemic attack who were scheduled to undergo digital subtraction angiography from April 2020 to October 2021. A total of 544 vertebral arteries with a normal lumen or extracranial stenosis confirmed with digital subtraction angiography were included in the study. The peak systolic velocity at the V1 segment (PSVv1) and the V2 segment (PSVv2) were measured and the PSVv1\/PSVv2 and PSVv2\/PSVv1 ratios were calculated. The cutoff values were determined using receiver operating characteristic analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve of all the velocity parameters to predict extracranial vertebral artery stenosis were &amp;gt;0.80. The cutoff values for predicting \u226550% and \u226570% V1 segment stenosis were PSVv1 \u2265146 cm\/s (sensitivity 76.2%, specificity 86.3%) and PSVv1\/PSVv2 ratio \u22652.2 (sensitivity 84.3%, specificity 77.6%), and PSVv1 \u2265184 cm\/s (sensitivity 80.8%, specificity 87.1%) and PSVv1\/PSVv2 ratio \u22653.5 (sensitivity 79.5%, specificity 90.5%), respectively. The cutoff values for predicting \u226550% and \u226570% V2 segment stenosis were PSVv2 \u226580 cm\/s (sensitivity 75.0%, specificity 91.0%) and PSVv2\/PSVv1 ratio \u22651.2 (sensitivity 75.0%, specificity 94.8%), and PSVv2 \u2265111 cm\/s (sensitivity 81.0%, specificity 95.0%) and PSVv2\/PSVv1 ratio \u22651.7 (sensitivity 81.0%, specificity 96.6%), respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Symptomatic patients with the ultrasonic parameters of PSVv1 \u2265146 cm\/s and PSVv1\/PSVv2 ratio \u22652.2 at V1 segment or PSVv2 \u226580 cm\/s and PSVv2\/PSVv1 ratio \u22651.2 at V2 segment need to be considered for further verification by digital subtraction angiography to seek revascularization. If the parameters increase to PSVv1 \u2265184 cm\/s and PSVv1\/PSVv2 ratio \u22653.5 at the V1 segment or PSVv2 \u2265111 cm\/s and PSVv2\/PSVv1 ratio \u22651.7 at the V2 segment, these patients have an increased risk of recurrent stroke and are more likely to need revascularization. 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