title: The carotid region: normal and pathologic anatomy on CT.
abstract: The carotid region of the neck is defined in terms of three longitudinally oriented spaces: parapharyngeal, carotid, and paraspinal. Displacements of these spaces by neurogenic tumors of the neck are analyzed. The CT appearance and histology of these tumors are correlated.
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009380:Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed