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The Amount of Solid Cerebral Microemboli during Carotid Stenting Does Not Relate to the Frequency of Silent Ischemic Lesions

M. Rosenkranz^a, J. Fiehler^b, W. Niesen^a, C. Waiblinger^a, B. Eckert^b, O. Wittkugel^b, T. Kucinski^b, J. Röther^a, H. Zeumer^b, C. Weiller^a and U. Sliwka^a

^a Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
^b Department of Neuroradiology, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

View larger version (69K): [in a new window]   Fig 1. DWI (b = 1000) of the brain before (A) and 1 day after (B) stent placement of the right carotid artery. A small new cortical lesion within the ipsilateral hemisphere is visible (arrow).

View larger version (12K): [in a new window]   Fig 2. Proportion of patients with (new DWI lesions) and without (no new DWI lesions) new ischemic lesions in DWI 1 day after CAS with (solid MES) and without (no solid MES) ipsilateral solid MESs during the procedure