Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent in older patients and is a major cause of disabling stroke or death. Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of ...

2). This showed complete occlusion of the left internal carotid artery at the common-carotid-artery bifurcation. The left subclavian artery was stenotic proximal to the origin of the vertebral artery.

The carotid arteries branch off from the aorta (the largest artery in the body) a short distance from the heart, and extend upward through the neck carrying oxygen-rich blood to the brain. There are ...

Medically reviewed by David Strosberg, MD The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) is a part of a group of arteries in the ...

In conclusion, we underline the high index of suspicion required for the early diagnosis of an infected carotid aneurysm to stop the rapid progression of the disease. MDCTA highly contributes not ...

The image to the right (Figure 1) shows an image of a carotid artery in the neck where it divides into the artery of the external carotid artery (smaller vessel on the right) and the internal carotid ...