title: Usefulness of catheter angiography in the evaluation of common carotid artery origin occlusion.
abstract: Currently, catheter angiography is seldom used to evaluate occlusive cervical carotid disease after stroke. Despite the use of a variety of noninvasive tests, only cerebral angiography could document both carotid bifurcation patency and anterograde flow of the internal carotid artery intracranially in two patients with common carotid artery origin occlusion. These findings significantly influenced each patient's treatment. Common carotid artery origin occlusion represents one potential indication for catheter angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5124, USA. mpritz@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Pritz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002404:Catheterization / Q000592:standards*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000592:standards*; D002548:Cerebral Revascularization / Q000592:standards; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000592:standards; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media