Inflammation is crucially involved in the development of carotid plaques. We examined the
relationship between plaque vulnerability and inflammatory biomarkers using intraoperative …

PURPOSE Our purpose was to evaluate intraaneurysmal blood velocity by using time-density
curve analysis and digital subtraction angiography. METHODS In 31 aneurysms, …

BACKGROUND: Carotid angioplasty and stenting is used for treatment of carotid stenosis.
Stent deployment may induce HDI and thereby cause systemic or neurologic deficits. This …

Background and Purpose— Preventing cerebral embolisms is a major concern with carotid
artery stenting (CAS). This study evaluated 3-dimensional T1-weighted gradient echo (3D …

BACKGROUND: Carotid angioplasty and stenting is a relatively new therapeutic alternative
to CEA for treatment of carotid stenosis. The percutaneous transfemoral approach, the …

We compared the results of two procedures to protect against distal embolism caused by
embolic debris from carotid angioplasty with stent deployment (CAS) using diffusion-weighted …

BACKGROUND: The natural course of cerebral aneurysms is related to many factors, and it
is very important that intra-aneurysmal blood flow is considered. Our group developed a …

This clinical report is the first to describe angioscopy during carotid angioplasty with stent
placement. The average observation time was 3 minutes 43 seconds in 18 cases. The view …

Bleeding from meningiomas is well known, but massive subdural hemorrhage from a very
small meningioma is rare. A 61-year-old woman presented with a sudden-onset headache …

Introduction Cerebral embolism is the principal cause of cerebral infarction. Recently,
mechanical embolectomy has been proposed as an effective method. We performed a preclinical …