The North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) is a method of quantifying internal carotid artery stenosis. The diameter of the stenotic segment is divided by the diameter of a normal, distal segment of internal carotid artery (where walls are parallel) and subtracted from 1.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
NASCET Criteria for Carotid Stenosis
The North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) is a method of quantifying internal carotid artery stenosis. The diameter of the stenotic segment is divided by the diameter of a normal, distal segment of internal carotid artery (where walls are parallel) and subtracted from 1.
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