Pre- and Post-operative Brain MRI in Carotid Endarterectomy

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Carotid Artery Stenoses

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Brain MRI

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04029259

MR caput and CEA

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy in the Department of Vascular Surgery at Oslo University Hospital are consecutively included in this evaluation og pre- and postoperative brain MRI.

Full description

Patients undergoing surgery for carotid stenosis in our Department are examined by brain MRI before and after carotid surgery to evaluate the rationale for the MRI. Brain lesions on MRI before and after carotid surgery are registered, and related to clinical findings. The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether brain MRI in relation to carotid endarterectomy gives additional information to clinical findings, and to CT scan of the brain.

Enrollment: 320 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Indication for carotid surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindications to MRI