The Authors report their 15-years surgical experience discussing the most suitable imaging methods for the diagnosis and treatment of extracranical artery disease. Cost-effectiveness with the use of Duplex scan, conventional or magnetic resonance angiography, is especially underlined and stressed.
The preoperative assessment of candidates for carotid endarterectomy should not yet exclude conventional X-ray angiography: the technological development and improvement of magnetic resonance will probably lead to a change.
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