Carotid percutaneous ... treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which duplex ultrasound (DUS) criteria to use to determine ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...

Carotid artery ultrasound was a long-standing and reliable tool in the current armamentarium of diagnostic modalities used to assess vascular morbidity at an early stage (13). Carotid sonography was ...

Abstract: The segmentation and classification of carotid plaques in ultrasound images play important roles in the treatment of atherosclerosis and assessment for the risk of stroke. Although deep ...

Sixty-three percent were done for ≥ 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis and 37% for strokes/transient ischemic attacks. Table 1 summarizes the clinical and demographic characteristics. The ...

Armour Thyroid is a type of desiccated thyroid (DTE) medication used to treat hypothyroidism by replacing missing thyroid hormones, specifically T4 and T3. Some people prefer it because it provides ...

Objective To compare the hemodynamic parameters in the internal carotid artery (ICA) bulbar segment in patients with CaW with those in patients with atherosclerotic lesions using time–density curve ...

Celiac artery compression syndrome, also known as median arcuate ligament syndrome ... The doctor usually performs a physical exam followed by an imaging study of the visceral and intestinal arteries.

January is Thyroid Awareness Month. This month was created to raise awareness about thyroid diseases and thyroid cancer. So, what is a thyroid? The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have designed process that uses ultrasound to modify the behavior of cancer-fighting T cells by increasing their cell permeability. They targeted freshly isolated ...

The increase is particularly pronounced among young ... Aug. 22, 2024 — Research in mice sheds light on how thyroid hormone alters wiring in the brain. Findings reveal that thyroid hormone syncs ...