Paraskevas, Kosmas,

How to identify which patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis could benefit from endarterectomy or stenting [electronic resource] / Kosmas Paraskevas. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2018. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (20 min.) : color, sound). - Stroke prevention, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Stroke prevention. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Some facts about strokes -- Microemboli detection on transcranial Doppler -- Carotid plaque echolucency on duplex ultrasound -- Progression of the severity of carotid artery stenosis -- Silent embolic infarcts on brain CT or MRI -- Reduced cerebrovascular reserve -- Size of juxtaluminal hypoechoic area -- Identification of intraplaque haemorrhage using MRI -- Carotid ulceration.

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Carotid artery--Stenosis.
Carotid artery--Surgery.
Cerebrovascular disease--Imaging.
Cerebrovascular disease--Prevention.
Cerebrovascular disease--Treatment.
Stents (Surgery)
Carotid Stenosis--diagnostic imaging.
Carotid Stenosis--therapy.
Embolism--diagnostic imaging.
Endarterectomy, Carotid.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Plaque, Atherosclerotic.
Stents.
Stroke--prevention & control.
Stroke--therapy.
Tomography, X-Ray Computed.
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex.
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