However, it is user-dependent, and cannot be used to examine distal parts of the internal carotid artery because bony structures obstruct the view. This is also the case for the vertebral arteries.

Circulating blood throughout the body is accomplished via the huge network of arteries, veins, and capillaries that make up ...

Using data from the Rotterdam Study in the Netherlands, researchers have uncovered that carotid artery plaques can undergo ...

Endovascular treatment of extracranial carotid artery stenosis has been performed for over a decade. To date, however, CAS has only been compared with CEA in a few small randomized controlled ...

Aims: The effect of carotid endarterectomy on the patency of the external carotid artery is unknown. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the long-term changes in the external carotid ...

Using data from the Rotterdam Study in the Netherlands, researchers have uncovered that carotid artery plaques can undergo ...

With a distribution agreement in place and an option to acquire Contego Medical, Medtronic’s peripheral vascular division ki ...

To test the hypothesis that microalbuminuria represents a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, we evaluated its association with common carotid artery (CCA) intima media thickness (IMT), a ...

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm. (Left) Axial CT scan without contrast; (Right) Left internal carotid artery angiogram, Lateral oblique view. On the CT scan, note the ...

1 and Kitchell, Glover and Kyle. 2 However, definitely increased coronary flow after bilateral internal-mammary-artery ligation has not been shown. Furthermore, this procedure does not afford ...

Abstract: We describe a fully automated ultrasound analysis system that tracks and identifies the common carotid artery (CCA) and the internal jugular vein (IJV). Our goal is to prevent inadvertent ...