Isolated carotid artery was infused with plasmid DNA encoding β-galactosidase and physiologic saline or additionally infused with ultrasound contrast agent bubbles and treated with focused ...

Ultrasound of the carotid artery gives doctors a safe, easy way to gather accurate data. At the same time, they are not forced to have their patients suffer through radiation or any invasive ...

New research, appearing in The American Journal of Cardiology, shows non-invasive ultrasound evaluation of the carotid arteries in the neck is helpful in identifying patients at high risk of suffer… ...

A carotid ultrasound can show whether plaque buildup has narrowed one or both of your carotid arteries and reduced blood flow to your brain. Written by : Meenakshi Chaudhary Updated at: Nov 05 ...

What to expect. Carotid ultrasound is a painless test, and typically there is little to do in advance. Your doctor will tell you how to prepare for your carotid ultrasound.

Strokes down after surgery for internal carotid artery stenosis. ... Source Reference: Columbo JA "Therapeutic ultrasound during carotid endarterectomy" BMJ 2025; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r385.

Aims: The effect of carotid endarterectomy on the patency of the external carotid artery is unknown. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the long-term changes in the external carotid ...

Leis and colleagues obtained data from 1,433 women who participated in the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) and completed a carotid ultrasound assessment during the study’s ...

In an imaging substudy, the addition of ultrasound was associated with a lower likelihood of new ischemic lesions identified on brain MRI 24 hours after the operation (8.5% vs 17.4%; P = 0.004). This ...

Carotid artery disease develops when the arteries that carry blood to the brain get narrower or clogged due to plaque buildup. Learn more about the symptoms and risk factors here.