Carotid Artery Ultrasound Doppler Scan - This is a noninvasive diagnostic test that uses ultrasound to detect narrowing of the arteries in the neck and can estimate the degree of narrowing or ...

A 4 year-old-boy is recovering after a metal straw pierced an artery in his neck ... this [injury]" after scans showed complete loss of blood flow to Charlie's right carotid artery which limited ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) is a part of a group of arteries in ...

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 ...

Pilot studies have shown it may reduce the risk of cerebrovascular events during interventions that include carotid endarterectomy or stenting, coronary artery stenting, or cardiac surgery. Školoudík ...

Atherosclerosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) causes 10–20% of ischaemic strokes.1 As luminal stenosis of the ICA grows, the risk of ischaemic stroke increases,2 and removal of the ...