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The Role of Neurosonology in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Carotid Artery Disease: A Review
ABSTRACT Carotid artery disease (CAD) is a common cause of ischemic stroke with high rates of recurrence. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or carotid artery stenting (CAS) are highly recommended for the secondary prevention of symptomatic CAD during the first 14 days following the index event of transient ischemic attack or minor stroke. CEA or CAS may also be offered in selected cases with severe asymptomatic stenosis. Herein, we review the utility of neurosonology in the diagnosis and pre‐/peri‐interventional assessment of CAD patients who undergo carotid revascularization procedures. Carotid ultrasound may provide inval...
Source: Journal of Neuroimaging - January 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Odysseas Kargiotis, Apostolos Safouris, Georgios Magoufis, Maria Georgala, Andromachi Roussopoulou, Eleftherios Stamboulis, Konstantinos G. Moulakakis, Andreas Lazaris, George Geroulakos, Spyros Vasdekis, Georgios Tsivgoulis Tags: Views and Reviews Source Type: research

Etiology of Intracranial Arterial Stenosis: Are Transcranial Color‐Coded Duplex Ultrasound and 3T Black Blood MR Imaging Complementary?
CONCLUSIONSThese two combined imaging techniques might be promising for the differentiation of arteriosclerotic changes from stenosis of another origin, especially when follow‐up TCCD studies are completed early before a possible regression of the atherosclerotic plaque that might be observed 6 months after initial diagnosis.
Source: Journal of Neuroimaging - November 24, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Fabienne Perren, Maria I. Vargas, Odysseas Kargiotis Tags: Clinical Investigative Study Source Type: research

Etiology of Intracranial Arterial Stenosis: Are Transcranial Color ‐Coded Duplex Ultrasound and 3T Black Blood MR Imaging Complementary?
CONCLUSIONSThese two combined imaging techniques might be promising for the differentiation of arteriosclerotic changes from stenosis of another origin, especially when follow‐up TCCD studies are completed early before a possible regression of the atherosclerotic plaque that might be observed 6 months after initial diagnosis.
Source: Journal of Neuroimaging - November 23, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Fabienne Perren, Maria I. Vargas, Odysseas Kargiotis Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Internal Carotid Artery Floating Thrombus in Relapsing Polychondritis
We present a 52‐year‐old man without any known risk factors for stroke, treated with prednisone and azathioprine for relapsing polychondritis, who presented a minor left hemisphere stroke. Ultrasound of the neck vessels revealed an isoechogenic thrombus in the left internal carotid artery superimposed on a smooth moderately stenosing isoechogenic atheroma of the carotid bulb. The patient was treated with high‐dose tinzaparin and was followed with serial ultrasound. After 16 days, the thrombus demonstrated a hypoechogenic core surrounded by a hyperechogenic rim and the following day it resolved completely. Thrombus fo...
Source: Journal of Neuroimaging - February 23, 2014 Category: Radiology Authors: Theodoros Karapanayiotides, Konstantinos Kouskouras, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Eleni Polychroniadou, Nikolaos Grigoriadis, Dimitrios Karacostas Tags: Case Report Source Type: research