These patients had varying CA conditions (atherosclerosis, dissection, normal, etc.) confirmed by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), computer tomography angiography (CTA) or carotid ultrasound ...

External carotid artery entry will require re-access. Therefore, ultrasound guidance is extremely useful to ... artery access to avoid potential complications, including arterial dissection, hematoma ...

If ultrasound examination was not feasible at 24 hours, CT angiography of the carotids was performed along with the 24-hour CT examination. The primary study outcome was the rate of carotid stent ...

February is heart month, a time to think about the health of your and your loved ones’ arteries. If arteries get stressed by ...

Background: The optimal endovascular management of cervical carotid dissection causing tandem occlusion remains uncertain. We investigated the impact of emergent carotid stenting during endovascular ...

Abstract: The segmentation and classification of carotid plaques in ultrasound images play important roles in the treatment of atherosclerosis and assessment for the risk of stroke. Although deep ...

Carotid sinus hypersensitivity is a condition brought on by rapid changes in blood pressure, potentially causing dizziness or fainting during everyday activities. The condition can sometimes go ...

But after a couple of years of work, xMEMS has arrived at the next generation — ultrasound through a solid-state speaker. This tiny, 1mm-thin speaker is called Cypress, and after listening to it ...

We discuss the rare case of a teenage boy, diagnosed with right internal carotid artery dissection and middle cerebral artery infarction, with no cause initially identified. Following further ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...