Abstract: Accurate measurement of carotid plaques in ultrasound images is essential for the early prevention and intervention of stroke. However, carotid plaques exhibit complex and diverse shapes, ...

Anyone who can measure IMT can measure carotid plaque, so it seems logical to measure both parameters whenever either is evaluated. Cite this: Technology Insight: Ultrasound Measurement of Carotid ...

Carotid artery narrowing leads to stroke in both sexes, but symptoms and plaque characteristics differ. Men often develop cardiovascular diseases earlier, with lipid-rich plaques, while women ...

carotid bifurcation is a minimum of 5 cm above the clavicle as measured by duplex Doppler ultrasound or computerized axial tomography angiography or magnetic resonance angiography Boston Scientific ...

In this way, every patient with a stroke due to carotid artery narrowing can receive a tailor-made risk-based treatment. That saves many patients a major operation and lowers health care costs.

the carotid bulb). Lidocaine has been suggested to relieve perioperative hemodynamic instability during CEA surgery. Several randomized studies examined the injection of lidocaine or a derivative ...

April 15, 2025—Terumo Neuro, a wholly owned subsidiary of Terumo Corporation, announced that the company’s dual-layer micromesh carotid stent system has received premarket approval from the FDA for ...

A risky carotid artery operation, currently still the standard treatment for many patients, may then no longer be necessary for this group of patients. This research, published today in the Lancet ...

Apr. 3, 2025 — While medical centers use ultrasound daily, so far this technology has not been capable of observing body tissues at the scale of cells. Physicists have now developed a microscopy ...