title: Anomalous course of the common carotid arteries: CT and MRA illustration--a case report.
abstract: Recognition of normal vascular variations is tantamount to accurate diagnosis and intervention. The authors describe an unusual course for the common carotid arteries that was incidentally identified on routine cervical spine x-ray films. The embryonic events leading to this normal variant are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431-5000, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Borke
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rovira
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media