Early Embolization After Carotid Artery Stenting with Mesh-Covered Stent: Role of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging as Pre-procedural Predictor and Discriminant Between Intra- and Post-procedural Events

Objectives To evaluate the incidence and the time of onset of early micro-embolism after CAS (carotid artery stenting) with two different mesh-covered stents and to assess the role of DW-MRI (Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging) in their prediction.