Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Are preoperative white matter lesions independent predictors of long-term survival after internal carotid endarterectomy?
Answer: WMLs in a preoperative CT scan provide a substantially reliable estimate of postoperative long-term survival of carotid endarterectomy patients independent of currently used criteria, i.e. cardiovascular risk factors, indication category and degree of ipsilateral ICA stenosis.
Output (English): yes