The predictive value of internal carotid artery wall thickness in computed tomography angiography to avoid complications of plaque removal failure in modified eversion carotid endarterectomy.

Successful carotid endarterectomy with the MCEE method is associated with distal ICA wall thickness and distal extension of the atheroma plate. The use of ICA wall thickness 20 mm distal to from the bifurcation as a predictive value for the success of the MCEE technique is beneficial to avoid serious complications.