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Internal Carotid Artery Hypoplasia Misidentified as Internal Carotid Artery Dissection Cover

Internal Carotid Artery Hypoplasia Misidentified as Internal Carotid Artery Dissection

Open Access
|Sep 2024

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Figure 1

(A) Normal waveforms and velocity in the right common carotid artery (CCA); (B) small left CCA suggesting abnormal development; (C) proximal left internal carotid artery displaying “flame-like” appearance.

Figure 2

Absent left internal carotid artery with good cross-filling via contralateral anterior cerebral artery.

Figure 3

Transcranial Doppler image of the left and right middle cerebral arteries (MCA). Unexpectedly normal left MCA waveform. ICA: internal carotid artery; TCD: transcranial Doppler

Figure 4

(A, B) Ultrasound and digital subtraction angiography demonstrating a tapered, “flame-like” left internal carotid artery. (C) Illustration of the anatomical configuration.

Figure 5

Computed tomography demonstrating absent carotid canal at the base of the skull on the left.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1417 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 87 - 93
Submitted on: May 15, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 25, 2024
Published on: Sep 2, 2024
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2024 Esther Collado, Adam Bardoczi, Alan B. Lumsden, Zsolt Garami, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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