Fig. 2 Carotid artery stenting. A) A guidewire crosses the stenosis in the internal carotid artery; B, C) the stent is deployed; and D) balloon postdilation is performed to expand the stent.

CCA = common carotid artery; ECA = external carotid artery; ICA = internal carotid artery

Reproduced with permission from: Roffi M, Mukherjee D, Clair DG. Carotid artery stenting vs. endarterectomy. Eur Heart J 2009;30(22):2693–704.⁴