The carotid web: Current research status and imaging features

Shixiao Liang; Peixin Qin; Lili Xie; Shanshan Niu; Junqi Luo; Fei Chen; Xiangmeng Chen; Jie Zhang; Guojie Wang

doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1104212

The carotid web: Current research status and imaging features

Front Neurosci. 2023 Feb 13:17:1104212. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1104212. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Shixiao Liang^{1

2}, Peixin Qin¹, Lili Xie³, Shanshan Niu¹, Junqi Luo¹, Fei Chen⁴, Xiangmeng Chen⁵, Jie Zhang⁶, Guojie Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
² Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China.
³ Teaching Section, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
⁴ Department of Ultrasound, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Jiangmen Central Hospital, Jiangmen, China.
⁶ Department of Radiology, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai, China.

Abstract

The carotid web is commonly found in the carotid bulb or the beginning of the internal carotid artery. It presents as a thin layer of proliferative intimal tissue originating from the arterial wall and extending into the vessel lumen. A large body of research has proven that the carotid web is a risk factor for ischemic stroke. This review summarizes the current research status of the carotid web and focuses on its imaging presentation.

Keywords: CT; MRI; carotid web; digital subtraction angiography (DSA); imaging; ischemic stroke.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Science and Technology Program of Zhuhai (2220004000244), the Medical Research Foundation of Guangdong Province (A2021449 and A2021138), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (62176104).