Journal of Neurology Research, ISSN 1923-2845 print, 1923-2853 online, Open Access
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Volume 1, Number 3, August 2011, pages 81-89

The Technique of Angioplasty and Stent Placement in Acute Ischemic Stroke Therapy

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. (a) Right common carotid artery (ICA) injection demonstrating symptomatic stenosis involving right internal carotid artery and particularly middle cerebral artery (MCA; arrow). (b) Angioplasty and stenting of ICA and MCA resulting in significant reconstitution of blood flow in the anterior and middle cerebral arteries. The tip of the guidewire is in the opercular segment of MCA, well distal to the area of stenosis. The arrow points to the distal radiopaque markers on the stent extending from ICA to MCA.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Measurements of width of stenosed segment of MCA for stenting. The vessels are measured proximal (ICA) and distal (MCA) to the lesion to enable appropriate stentsize selection. The length of the stent is at least 2 mm longer at either end of the stenosed segment.