title: Summaries for patients. Screening for blockages in the blood vessels to the brain: recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex