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FIG 1. Suboptimal recanalization results after the placement of a self-expanding Easy Wallstent in the carotid artery. Images demonstrate a lack of apposition between the stent filaments and vessel wall at the bulging of the carotid bulb (arrow).
A, Angiogram shows residual stenosis resulting from stent recoil and gap between stent and arterial wall.
B and C, High-resolution duplex sonogram shows stent recoil after adequate postdilitation of the hyperrchoic plaque and residual flow in the space between stent filaments and vessel wall.
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