Atherosclerotic disease of the carotid artery places patients at risk of ischemic stroke and consequently is a target of medical, endovascular and open surgical management. Various imaging modalities are used to characterize anatomy/severity of carotid disease and justify intervention, each having advantages and disadvantages. Carotid revascularization techniques including carotid artery stenting, carotid endarterectomy, and transcarotid artery revascularization vary in invasiveness and are not equally suitable for certain subsets of patients. As such, providing quality care for patients with carotid disease requires a multidisciplinary team of experts in clinical diagnosis, image interpretation, medical management, endovascular intervention, and surgical treatment.

颈动脉粥样硬化疾病使患者面临缺血性中风的风险，因此是内科、血管内和开放手术治疗的目标。各种成像方式用于表征颈动脉疾病的解剖结构/严重程度并证明干预的合理性，每种方式都有优点和缺点。包括颈动脉支架置入术、颈动脉内膜切除术和经颈动脉血运重建在内的颈动脉血运重建技术在侵入性方面各不相同，并不同样适用于某些患者亚群。因此，为颈动脉疾病患者提供优质护理需要临床诊断、图像判读、医疗管理、血管内介入和手术治疗等多学科专家团队。