title: Resolution of existing intimal plaque in a patient with carotidynia.
abstract: We present a case of carotidynia that was imaged with 3 techniques: sonography, CT angiography, and gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging. We describe a previously unreported finding, the resolution of an intimal plaque noted on imaging at the time of initial presentation, presumably due to changes induced by the healing phase of the carotid inflammatory process.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: J K H
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jhamb
authors.forename: M K S
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Heran
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hurley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Graeb
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media