title: Imaging of a case of benign carotidynia with ultrasound, MRI and PET-CT.
abstract: We present a case of carotidynia that we believe supports its classification as a distinct inflammatory disease entity. Doppler sonography and cervical magnetic resonance imaging are appropriate imaging modalities for diagnosing presumed carotidynia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria, dominik.berzaczy@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berzaczy
authors.forename: Christoph M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Domenig
authors.forename: Dietrich
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beitzke
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bodner
mesh_terms: D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18