Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 1314-1319 , December 2009

Long-term radiographic outcomes of microemboli following carotid interventions

Presented at Society for Vascular Surgery, Denver, Co, June 2009.

  • Wei Zhou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Wei Zhou, MD, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, H3640
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  • David Dinishak, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
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  • Barton Lane, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif
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  • Tina Hernandez-Boussard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
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  • Fritz Bech, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif
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  • Allyson Rosen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif

Received 23 June 2009 ,Accepted 25 July 2009.

  • Image Result

    A microembolic lesion associated with carotid revascularization procedure was demonstrated on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance image (DWI).

    A microembolic lesion associated with carotid revascularization procedure was demonstrated on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance image (DWI).

  • Image Result

    A large subclinical embolic lesion with residual radiographic abnormality was shown as a hyperintense signal on postoperative diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance image (DWI) (a) and hyperintensity p

    A large subclinical embolic lesion with residual radiographic abnormality was shown as a hyperintense signal on postoperative diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance image (DWI) (a) and hyperintensity postoperative FLAIR image (b).

 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01577-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.07.105

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 1314-1319 , December 2009

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