Fig. 3 Embolic protection devices. A) A filter is deployed in the internal carotid artery (ICA). B) A balloon is inflated in the ICA. C) Balloons are inflated in the external carotid (ECA) and common carotid (CCA) arteries.

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