This is an angiogram of the right carotid artery showing a severe
narrowing (stenosis) of the internal carotid artery just past the
carotid fork. There is enlargement of the artery or ulceration in
the area after the stenosis in this close-up film. Note the
narrowed segment toward the bottom of the picture.
Review Date: 06/15/2010
Reviewed By: Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard
Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General
Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
