BACKGROUND: The goal of this study was to show the importance of the identifying
potential carotid and vertebrobasilar stenosis with Computed Tomography Angiography …

A prospective comparison was completed between duplex sonography and intraarterial
digitalized subtraction angiography of the carotid and vertebral arteries. The sensitivity …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND There are limited data available regarding symptomatic
intracranial atherosclerosis (SIA) prevalence in Caucasians. We sought to investigate SIA …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between carotid and coronary
atherosclerosis and their diagnostic value for predicting angiographically significant …

Introduction The objective of this single-center pilot study was to assess if symptomatic
intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) ultrasound features change through the 2 years …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Atherosclerotic calcifications are present not only in the
extracranial carotid bifurcation but also in the intracranial part of the internal carotid artery …

Background: Intracranial intra-arterial calcifications (ICAC) are a common finding on head
CT examinations, but their significance is not known. The aim of this study is to determine if a …

Background: Ethnic differences in the distribution of atherosclerosis in the brain-supplying
vessels are well described. However, little is known regarding the distribution of …

This study aimed to establish optimal criteria for evaluation of moderate (50%–69%) and
severe (70%–99%) middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis with transcranial color-coded …

BACKGROUND: Severe stenosis of the common carotid artery (CCA), while uncommon, is
associated with increased risk of transient ischemic attack and stroke. To date, no validated …