In this article, carotid MRI is considered as a tool for monitoring in vivo carotid atherosclerotic disease, a principal etiology of stroke. Carotid MRI has been previously utilized to identify ...

Furthermore, a consensus paper on imaging strategies for carotid artery disease emphasized the importance of various imaging modalities, including ultrasound, CT, and MRI, in assessing plaque ...

ICA = Internal carotid artery; MCA = Middle cerebral artery ... normal axial and coronal fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MRI images at the level of the basal ganglia. The anterior circulation ...

Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...

On the day before your treatment, you may be asked to withhold some of your blood pressure medication. This is so it does not interfere with the blood pressure response during the actual stent ...