Atherosclerotic carotid artery disease is a significant cause of stroke in the United States and
globally. Its prevalence increases with age and it is more prevalent in men and White and …

Purpose: To evaluate the potential of carotid plaque MRI to predict transient ischemic attack
(TIA) and stroke recurrence in previously symptomatic patients. Materials and Methods: One …

OBJECTIVE: Although carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is performed to prevent stroke, long-
term survival is essential to ensure benefit, especially in asymptomatic patients. We …

Contemporary imaging methods provide detailed visualization of carotid athero-sclerotic
plaque, enabling a major evolution of in vivo carotid plaque imaging evaluation. The degree …

Background: Perioperative stroke is an ischemic or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident
that can arise intraoperatively or from 3 to 30 days after surgery. This relatively rare …

Intraoperative monitoring of cerebral hemodynamics during carotid endarterectomy (CEA)
provides essential information for detecting cerebral hypoperfusion induced by temporary …

Stroke results in considerable morbidity and mortality. Prevention is therefore of particular
importance. On the basis of large clinical trials, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is performed in …

Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is superior
to medical management for stroke prevention in patients with symptomatic and, to a lesser …

Extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis accounts for 15–20% of ischaemic strokes and
carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the most frequently performed surgical intervention in stroke …

Aims FDG-PET can be used to identify vulnerable plaques in atherosclerotic disease.
Clinical FDG-PET camera systems are restricted in terms of resolution for the visualization of …