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08.30–10.00 Auditorium II
Oral Session: Diagnosis and Treatment with Ultrasound
Chairs: N. Bornstein, Israel and D. Russell, Norway
08.30–08.40 What is the nature and clinical importance of microembolic signals in
carotid endarterectomy?
T. Karapanayiotides, P. Ruchat, G. Darbellay, V. Kemeny, B. Piechowski-
Jozwiak, J.M. Vesin, P.A. Despland, J. Bogousslavsky, G. Devuyst,
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and EPFL, Switzerland
08.40–08.50 Correlation of atherosclerotic changes between carotid, coronary and
femoral arteries. Comparison of in vivo findings with autopsy
L. Kerenyi, S. Molnar, M. Ritter, T. Magyar, E.B. Ringelstein, L. Csiba,
University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center, Hungary
08.50–09.00 To what extent is pathological correlation in studies of imaging of
carotid plaque compromised by unreliability of the histological
assessment?
J. Lovett, P. Gallagher, P. Rothwell, Stroke Prevention Research Unit,
University Department of Clinical Neurology, Radcliffe Infirmary,
United Kingdom
09.00–09.10 Intracranial stenosis in ischemic stroke: no relation with traditional
atherosclerotic risk factors
I. Henriques, I. Mendes, S. Mateus, S. Pires-Barata, L. Rebocho,
Hospital Espirito Santo, Portugal
09.10–09.20 Ultrasonic long-term follow-up of asymptomatic atherosclerotic
stenosis of the middle cerebral artery
C. Kremer, T. Schättin, R.W. Baumgartner, University Hospital Zürich,
Switzerland
09.20–09.30 Acceleration of MCA recanalisation by transcranial ultrasound:
a therapeutic option for patients not eligible for thrombolysis?
J. Eggers, B. Koch, K. Meyer-Wiethe, University Hospital Lübeck, Germany
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