Objectives To assess the value of non-invasive medical imaging for diagnosis of carotid
artery stenosis and to study the relationship between carotid stenosis and brain infarction …

Purpose Visualization of carotid artery stenosis is important to improve our understanding of
the etiology of ischemic stroke. Two sonographic methods are available for visualizing …

Objective Carotid artery stenosis is frequently diagnosed through screening tests with
noninvasive imaging. Because of differences noted between the various modalities, we …

Carotid artery stenosis is increasingly a cause of stroke in Japan. Diagnostic imaging
techniques are available, including ultrasound, 3D computed tomography angiography …

Objective To investigate the correlation between duplex scanning, magnetic resonance
angiography (MRA), and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in the evaluation of …

Comparison between sonographic and angiographic findings of the extracranial carotid
arteries were made in 68 patients. We used a Diasonic Duplex Ultrasonograph (DRF 400) …

OBJECTIVE To confirm the existence of plaque or stenosis in the extracranial carotid
arteries of patients with transient ischemia attack (TIA) or stroke, and to analyze the …

Background and Purpose No previous study has compared the reliability of carotid artery
measurement provided by axial images, shaded surface display (SSD), and maximum …

Background and Purpose We attempted to evaluate the location of vascular lesions in cases
of cerebrovascular steno-occlusive diseases in Chinese persons living in Taiwan. Methods …

Background and Purpose: Carotid endarterectomy (CE) has been shown to be beneficial in
patients with symptomatic high-grade internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis. Some authors …