Results from which two procedures complement each other in the preoperative evaluation of the carotid arteries?
a. Ultrasound Doppler and magnetic resonance angiography
b. Conventional angiography and evoked potential
c. CT and magnetic resonance angiography
d. Transcranial Doppler and extracranial Doppler
A
Magnetic resonance angiography of the carotid arteries has become an established complement to preoperative ultrasound evaluation. It helps determine the area of salvageable tissue (or penumbra) after acute stroke and head injury.
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