The test is nothing. Takes about 15 minutes. I had to have my carotid artery stented last year as it was over 90% occluded. Fought with the first hospital because apparently a neurologist study says that stenting in FEMALES produces no better results than doing nothing, but the cardiologist told me the study was flawed because they didn't have enough women in the study. Asked for a second opinion and landed at another hosptial that treats patients not statistics. Very glad I did because they also discovered another blockage in my right iliac artery that was causing me leg pain. Had both carotid and iliac stented and am doing fine. If you looked at the before and after pictures of my carotid, you would wonder how I made it around. One can live with total blockage of one of the carotids UNTIL the other starts blocking. Then you are in deep trouble. This is what killed my father. I didn't want to go there. Have the test. It seems to be a lot cheaper in the doctors office than it is at a hospital but if you have insurance, that shouldn't be a problem.

Take care,
Eileen