Background and Purpose—To replace digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in carotid
stenosis evaluation, noninvasive imaging techniques have to reach a high concordance …

Background and Purpose—The aim of this study was to compare diagnostic performance
and reproducibility of 3 different methods of quantifying stenosis on contrast-enhanced …

Purpose To evaluate the agreement and diagnostic accuracy of Contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA), Doppler ultrasound (DUS) and Digital …

Background and Purpose—Carotid endarterectomy has been shown to be beneficial in
symptomatic patients with a severe stenosis (70% to 99%) of the internal carotid artery (ICA) …

Physicians have been increasingly relying on noninvasive imaging methods to grade carotid
stenosis. The accuracy of Doppler ultrasound (DUS) and CT angiography (CTA) versus intra …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this work was to review and compare published
data on the diagnostic value of duplex ultrasonography (DUS), MR angiography (MRA), and …

Background Patients' life expectancy, clinical symptomatology and the extent of carotid
stenosis are the most important factors when deciding whether to perform carotid …

Objective: To compare contrast-enhanced MR angiography (CEMRA) with intra-arterial
digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for evaluating carotid stenosis. Methods: A total of 167 …

Background Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is accepted as a primary modality to treat carotid
stenosis. The accuracy of measuring carotid stenosis is important for indication of the CEA …

Background and Purpose Results from large multicenter studies have shown that carotid
endarterectomy, performed with low perioperative morbidity and mortality, is beneficial for …