title: Asymptomatic non-bifurcating carotid artery. A case report and literature review.
abstract: Vascular anomalies of the carotid vessels are rare and pose a challenge in diagnostic radiology. With the widespread use of non-invasive vascular imaging techniques, such as CT and MR angiography, understanding the natural variation and congenital anomalies that can occur is becoming increasingly important. Here, we describe a case of a very rare anatomical variant: a non-bifurcating left carotid artery, and perform a concise review of the literature and knowledge available on this interesting anatomical variant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia; Vancouver, BC, Canada - manraj.heran@vch.ca.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lourenco
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia; Vancouver, BC, Canada - Division of Neuroradiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia; Vancouver, BC, Canada - Division of Pediatric Interventional Radiology, Children's and Women's Health Center of British Columbia, University of British Columbia; Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Manraj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heran
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D020762:Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male
keywords: angiography; embryology; external carotid artery; internal carotid artery; neuroradiology; non-bifurcating carotid artery; vascular anatomy; vascular anomaly