The ACCF/AHA writing committee to create the 2011 Guideline on the Management of
Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (ECVD) conducted a …

Background and Purpose—To review the literature on the diagnostic accuracy of computed
tomographic angiography (CTA) compared with arteriography/intra-arterial digital …

Ocular ischemic syndrome encompasses a spectrum of clinical findings that result from
chronic ocular hypoperfusion. It is relatively uncommon, and the diagnosis may be difficult to …

Background...... 129 Carotid Artery Disease...... 130 Neurovascular Anatomy and
Physiology...... 130 Pathology and Pathophysiology...... 132 Natural History and Risk …

Methods: Data from all patients at risk for BCVI presenting to a Level I trauma center were
collected prospectively. Each patient was evaluated with CTA and these findings were …

OBJECTIVES: Ultrasound velocity criteria for the diagnosis of in-stent restenosis in patients
undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS) are not well established. In the present study, we …

When considered as an independent diagnosis separate from other cardiovascular
diseases, stroke is the third leading cause of death in developed nations and a leading …

Traumatic cerebrovascular injury (TCVI) is present in approximately 1% of all blunt force
trauma patients and is associated with injuries such as head and cervical spine injuries and …

AIM: To evaluate the bone-subtraction effect of dual-energy bone removal in computed
tomography angiography (CTA) of the head and neck in comparison with conventional bone …

Approximately 30,000 injuries to the spinal column occur in the United States each year.
Most injuries are secondary to blunt trauma (motor vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries) …