A pilot study from the University of Bern shows that computational fluid dynamics built from routine CT angiography and ...

A new systematic review of 28 studies finds that deep learning detects vulnerable carotid plaques with a pooled AUC of 0.92, yet standardization and interpretability hurdles still stand between ...

Have you ever been told during a health checkup or medical screening, “Would you like to have a carotid ultrasound?” It is an ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics minuscule bits of plastic compared to arteries free of plaque ...

The common carotid artery is found bilaterally, with one on each side of the anterior neck. Each common carotid artery is divided into an external and internal carotid artery. These arteries transfer ...

The other day, I wrote about how I checked the box for a brain screening on my medical checkup application form.Actually, on that same form, there was another section I was hesitant about.Carotid ...

Our lives are filled with plastic, in everything from packaging to textiles. New research suggests "micronanoplastics" might be accumulating in arteries, with potentially serious consequences for our ...

The risk of a heart attack among adults after a clot-caused stroke or a stroke plus a tear in the wall of a neck artery (carotid or vertebral artery dissection) was almost double within the first year ...

The external carotid arteries supply oxygenated blood to the head region. There is one external carotid artery on the right side of the neck and one on the left side of the neck. Each begins at the ...

Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty plaque in arteries, usually affects people older than 50, but a "meaningful" ...