Brain: Blockages in Carotid / Vertebral Arteries

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BOARD 1
1. Dissection of artery eventually throwing clots

BOARD 2
1. Layer of artery
2. Normal artery
3-4. Amyloid angiopathy

BOARD 3
1. Lateral view of brain
2. Posterior view of arterial system to brain
3. Tear in intima of artery
4. tear blocking blood flow in artery

BOARD 4
1. Orientation view
2. Variations in branching of arteries

BOARD 5
1. Coronal view of vasculature from heart to brain
2. Thrombus in internal carotid artery
3. Coronal view of brain with left middle cerebral artery infarct

BOARD 6
1. Thrombus in right internal carotid artery
2. Coronal view of brain w/ arterial system w/ clot in right internal carotid artery
3. Coronal view of brain w/ watershed infarct around right middle cerebral artery
4. Schematic of circle of wills

BOARD 7
1. Thrombus in right internal carotid artery
2. Coronal view of brain with embolic ischemic stroke
3. Progression of internal carotid artery dissection
4. Ischemic stroke from total occlusion of ICA

BOARD 8
1. Orientation view
2. Dissection of internal carotid artery

BOARD 9
1. Carotid arteries off of aortic arch
2. Acute dissection of left internal carotid artery (ICA)
3. Stent placed in left internal carotid artery

BOARD 10
1. Stenosis (plaque) in multiple arteries to brain

BOARD 11
1. 80% occlusion of right internal carotid artery
2. Orientation view
3. 100% occlusion of left internal carotid artery

BOARD 12
1. Total occlusion of ICA w/ ischemic stroke

BOARD 13
1. Left lateral view: vasculature of brain
2. Endarectomy

BOARD 14
1. 80% occlusion of right internal carotid
2. Stent in right internal carotid
3. 25% instent restenosis

BOARD 15
1. Orientation view
2. Stenosis: cross section of artery
3. Vulnerable plaque: cross section of artery
4. Ulcerated plaque: cross section of artery
5. Left internal carotid plaque

BOARD 16
1. Orientation view
2. Smooth plaque in left internal carotid artery
3. Ulcerated plague in left internal carotid artery

BOARD 17
1. Film of left internal carotid artery
2. Detail of carotids with colorization

BOARD 18
1. Stroke of right middle cerebral artery territory
2. Orientation of right carotids
3. NOrmal systolic flow
4. Normal diastolic flow
5. Reduced diastolic flow

BOARD 19
1. Blockage of right common carotid artery film colorization

BOARD 20
1. Collateral flow with proximal right vertebral artery dissection and distal left vertebral artery dissection

BOARD 21
1. Orientation view
2. Vertebral artery dissection

BOARD 22
1. Left PICA infarct from proximal left vertebral artery dissection
2. Dissection of artery with progression to clots being thrown
3. Clot thrown from dissection

BOARD 23
1. Right thalamic infarct, Right PCA infarct, previous left PICA infarct, occluded distal right vertebral artery, occluded proximal vertebral artery
2. Dissection in proximal left vertebral artery: total occlusion

BOARD 24
1. Orientation view
2. Arteries of brainstem and cerebellum
3. Occlusion of vertebral artery with dissection

BOARD 25
1. Orientation view
2. Angiogram with occlusion of right vertebral artery