The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) is a part of a group of arteries in the brain known as the circle of Willis. The artery connects the internal carotid ... by a CT scan or MRI.

The most site is at the proximal internal carotid artery. Microthrombi can embolize distally causing stroke. Diagnosis is made on either carotid duplex via ultrasonography, carotid CT angiography ...

PSVs and end-diastolic velocities (EDVs) of the internal and common ... Patients with PSVs of the stented artery of > 140 cm/s underwent carotid computed tomographic (CT) angiography and/or ...

Carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting has become an accepted treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which ...