70 Figure 9: Carotid atheroma in the left internal carotid artery. Advances in molecular imaging and nanotechnology have enabled the in vivo imaging of endothelial cell activation, monocytes ...

is a part of a group of arteries in the brain known as the circle of Willis. The artery connects the internal carotid and the posterior cerebral arteries. Its role is to provide blood supply to ...

According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, carotid artery disease is responsible for up to one-third of all ...

Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent ... and diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging shows multiple embolic lesions. Carotid Endarterectomy. Carotid Angioplasty ...

Ischemic stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability worldwide, with narrowing of the carotid ...