Angiogram of the carotid artery

Angiogram of the carotid artery

Angiograms of a normal neck artery and a neck artery narrowed by plaque.

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

Figure 1 shows an angiogram (a type of X-ray) of a normal neck artery (carotid artery) with smooth walls. Figure 2 shows a carotid artery that is narrowed by a substance called plaque that builds up in the artery.

Current as of: September 7, 2022

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Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine
Caroline S. Rhoads MD - Internal Medicine
Stephen Fort MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology