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Angiographic correlation of CT calcification in the carotid siphon.

1999; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 20; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

R J Woodcock, Jonas H. Goldstein, David F. Kallmes, Harry J. Cloft, C. Douglas Phillips,

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

Calcification in the coronary arteries has been correlated with significant vessel stenosis. The predictive value of calcification within the carotid siphon has not been characterized; however, stenosis in the carotid siphon is potentially important in determining management of patients with ipsilateral carotid bifurcation stenosis. The purpose of this study was to determine optimal parameters for assessing carotid siphon calcification on head CT scans and to compare the CT findings with angiographic results.