A case report describes mechanical thrombectomy performed 28 hours after stroke onset, guided by CT perfusion showing salvageable tissue, with marked neurologic recovery at discharge.

The patient was an appropriate-for-gestational-age male infant born at 39 weeks to a 19-year-old mother (G3P1102) and unrelated father. Prenatal care was not sought until 32 weeks of gestation.

March 8, 2012 (Vienna, Austria) — The internal carotid artery appears to be the best choice for the arterial input function (AIF) for accurate quantitative measurements with computed tomography (CT) ...

A 47 year-old man developed the abrupt onset of a left hemiparesis. Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the carotid bifurcation; (Middle) Right Carotid Angiogram ...

Images in a 54-year-old woman with aneurysm 2.9 mm in maximum diameter located on left internal carotid artery (arrow). (a) Axial section head CT angiogram and (b) volume-rendered three-dimensional ...

Laurence C. Baker ( [email protected]) is a professor of health research and policy and CHP/PCOR fellow in the Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, in California. Christopher ...

Carotid artery stenosis or coronary artery disease refers to a narrowing of the carotid arteries, which are the major arteries in the neck that supply the brain with blood from the heart. A common ...

Endovascular neurosurgical oncology is the diagnosis and treatment of patients with tumors of the brain or spinal cord using minimally invasive procedures with imaging guidance. The cerebrovascular ...

Your doctor will talk to you about how to prepare for carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Before CEA, you may have one or more tests to examine your carotid arteries. These tests can show whether your ...

A 44 year-old woman developed right neck pain after falling off a bike. Three days later, she developed the abrupt onset of a left hemiparesis. Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left) Right Carotid ...