Quantification of carotid atherosclerosis is important in monitoring patients at risk of cardiovascular events and in evaluating therapies. High-resolution 3D carotid magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

Background Collaterals may affect revascularization, ischemic severity, and clinical outcomes in acute stroke owing to internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion. Objective To examine the hypothesis that ...

In 1953, DeBakey performed the first successful carotid endarterectomy for the treatment of an occluded cervical carotid artery. 11 In 1954, Eastcott performed the first successful carotid ...