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Duplex ultrasound revealing soft echolucent material in the right internal carotid artery.
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A duplex ultrasound scan showed soft echolucent material in the right internal carotid artery forming a greater than 95% stenosis (Fig.1).
MRA carotids showing normal appearance of the common carotid, internal and vertebral arteries.
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Three weeks after the initial duplex ultrasound, an MRA of the carotids showed normal appearance of the common carotid, internal and vertebral arteries with no definite stenosis (Fig. 2 ).
Carotid duplex revealing resolution of stenosis.
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This corroborated with the MRA scan findings and showed a mixed and dense plaque forming a less than 30% stenosis (Fig. 3a, b).