Title of article :
Unilateral internal carotid artery agenesis: Correct diagnosis using computed tomography (CT) scan
Author/Authors :
Sasani, Mohammad Reza Department of Radiology - School of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Dehghan, Ali Reza Department of Radiology - School of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
Abstract :
A 57-year-old woman referred to our radiology department to perform computed tomography (CT) scan because of the left ear pain and suspicious for mastoiditis. Contrast enhanced CT scan of skull base (Figure 1) incidentally revealed the absence of left carotid canal and left internal carotid artery (ICA); the findings were in favor of the left ICA agenesis.
Keywords :
Carotid Artery Diseases , Congenital Abnormalities , Tomography , Spiral Computed , Ultrasound Imaging , Doppler Ultrasonography
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
