ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate new ischemic brain damage after using protective filter device during carotid artery stenting with diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI). Methods: A total of 60 patients with carotid stenosis (stenotic rate 50%-95%) were included in this study. They underwent carotid artery stenting and were divided into protective filter device group (n = 30) and none protective filter device group (n = 30). DWI was performed within 24 hours before and after the procedure. The number, size, and location of new cerebral ischemic lesions after the procedure were counted. Results: Circled digit oneDWI was performed within 24 hours after the procedure. A total of 18 patients occurred high-density ischemic cerebral lesions, six of them (20%) were in the protective filter device group and 12 (40%) were in the none protective filter device group. There was no significant difference (P >0.05). Circled digit two A total of 41 new ischemic cerebral lesions were detected, 14 of them were in the protective filter device group and 27 were in the none protective filter device group. The lesions mainly located in the same sides of stents. There was no significant difference in the constituent ratio of the lesion sites between two groups (P > 0.05). Circled digit threeThere were 33 lesions of ≤3 mm diameter, 13 of them were in the protective filter device group and 20 were in the none protective filter device group. There were 8 lesions >3 mm in diameter, one of them was in the protective filter device group and 7 were in the none protective filter device group. There was no significant difference in the constituent ratio of the lesion size between the two groups (P >0.05). Conclusion: Using protective filter device during carotid artery stenting may decrease the occurrence of new ischemic cerebral lesions, especially large large sized lesions. However, new ischemic cerebral lesions may occur during the procedure.