MRI and ultrasonographic imaging of a patient with carotidynia

被引:26
作者
Kuhn, J
Harzheim, A
Horz, R
Bewermeyer, H
机构
[1] Krankenhaus Merheim, Dept Neurol, Kliniken Stadt Koln, D-51109 Cologne, Germany
[2] Krankenhaus Merheim, Dept Radiol, Kliniken Stadt Koln, D-51109 Cologne, Germany
[3] Univ Cologne, Dept Internal Med, Krankenhaus Merheim, Cologne, Germany
关键词
carotidynia; ultrasonography; MR imaging;
D O I
10.1111/j.1468-2982.2006.01053.x
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
A patient presented with a painful, pulsating nodosity with marked tenderness on the right side of her neck. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exhibited pathological signal changes in the perivascular tissue of the carotid bifurcation area and around the external carotid artery. Similarly, Doppler sonography revealed an echo-poor wall change with outward bulging and slight narrowing of the affected vessel lumen. The clinical symptoms and our findings led to the diagnosis of carotidynia. We proposed that cervical MRI and Doppler sonography could be used for diagnosing carotidynia.
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