Detection of extracranial carotid stenosis by computed tomography.
Ten patients with transient ischaemic attacks (T.I.A.) within the carotid territory were examined by aortic-arch angiography and computed tomography (C.T.) of the neck. C.T. showed evidence of carotid calcifications in all 17 angiographically abnormal arteries, and there was no evidence of calcification in the 3 normal arteries. C.T. of the neck promises to be a useful technique for the investigation of patients with T.I.A.s.
D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*