Carotid artery atherosclerosis is not associated with hyoid proximity: Results from a cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort study

Cervical internal carotid artery (ICA) atherosclerotic plaque and stenosis is often asymmetric. We hypothesized that hyoid bone proximity to the ICA also may be asymmetric and may increase the risk of traumatic endothelial injury and accelerate atherosclerotic stenosis.

Source: Clinical Imaging - June 13, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: James E. Siegler, Glenn Konsky, Christopher Renner, Andres Moreno-De-Luca, David Gutman, Brett Cucchiara, Steven R. Mess é Tags: Neuroradiology Source Type: research