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 ...

Carotid sinus hypersensitivity is a condition brought on by rapid changes in blood pressure, potentially causing dizziness or fainting during everyday activities. The condition can sometimes go ...

Then he had an appointment with Ronald Berger, M.D., Ph.D., a Johns Hopkins electrophysiologist, who suspected a cause. Carotid massage — a physical exam technique — confirmed it: carotid ...

Background Occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) may extend into the middle or anterior cerebral artery (ICA-T) or be confined to the intracranial (ICA-I) or extracranial segment (ICA-E).

External carotid artery entry will require re-access. Therefore, ultrasound guidance is extremely useful to avoid access that is too proximal or too distal. Once 6 F sheath access is established, ...

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 ...

32 Currently, a large-scale multicenter RCT, the Carotid and Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Surgery Study (CMOSS), is underway in China, which may provide further insights into the role of bypass ...

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 ...

Pulsus paradoxus is a drop in blood pressure of more than 10 mmHg (millimeters of mercury) when taking a breath. It's a very specific sign that can only be adequately recognized when monitoring ...

Therein, the cells were subject to progressively shorter PCL with the objective of inducing AP alternans (Supplementary Figure S2A). The target PCLs were (in ms): 2000, 1000, 500, 300, 180. Given that ...