Imaging of a case of benign carotidynia with ultrasound, MRI and PET-CT

Dominik Berzaczy; Christoph M Domenig; Dietrich Beitzke; Gerd Bodner

doi:10.1007/s00508-013-0436-x

Imaging of a case of benign carotidynia with ultrasound, MRI and PET-CT

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2013 Nov;125(21-22):719-20. doi: 10.1007/s00508-013-0436-x. Epub 2013 Oct 22.

Authors

Dominik Berzaczy¹, Christoph M Domenig, Dietrich Beitzke, Gerd Bodner

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria, dominik.berzaczy@meduniwien.ac.at.

PMID: 24146331
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-013-0436-x

Abstract

We present a case of carotidynia that we believe supports its classification as a distinct inflammatory disease entity. Doppler sonography and cervical magnetic resonance imaging are appropriate imaging modalities for diagnosing presumed carotidynia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carotid Artery Diseases / classification*
Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis*
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging / methods*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
Radiopharmaceuticals
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Ultrasonography / methods

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18