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 ...

A subarachnoid hemorrhage was demonstrated on a head CT scan ... cerebral artery (MCA; velocity 206 cm/s; normal range 50–60 cm/s) and the C1 segment of the right internal carotid artery ...

These are the main blood vessels that bring blood to the brain. When plaque forms in these arteries, the arteries can become narrow, called carotid artery ... X-ray called a CT scan.

The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) is a part of a group of arteries in the brain known as the circle of Willis. The ...

Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas, specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of carotid disease in and outside the brain ... Artery Ultrasound Doppler Scan - This is a noninvasive diagnostic ...

A team of doctors including neurologists, interventional radiologists, and neurosurgeons decided to use a minimally invasive approach called endovascular intervention. In this, a specialised device is ...