Carotid body tumor on angiography

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard , 26 Sep 2008
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 27 May 2015

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was added:
  • splaying of the ICA / ECA
  • no ICA supply
  • ECA supply
  • early draining vein due to shunting
Images Changes:

Image DSA (angiography) (Internal carotid artery) ( update )

Perspective was set to Frontal.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .
Specifics was set to Internal carotid artery.
Description was removed:
ICA injection

Image DSA (angiography) (Common carotid artery) ( update )

Perspective was set to Frontal.
Specifics was set to Common carotid artery.
Description was removed:
CCA injection

Image DSA (angiography) (External carotid artery) ( update )

Perspective was set to Frontal.
Single Or Stack Root was set to .
Specifics was set to External carotid artery.
Description was removed:
ECA injection

Image 3 DSA (angiography) (Internal carotid artery) ( update )

Position was set to .

Updates to Study Attributes

Modality was set to Annotated image.
Findings was added:

Arrow indicates early draining vein. 

Images Changes:

Image Annotated image ( update )

Description was removed:
Early draining vein (arrow)
Single Or Stack Root was set to .

Image 1 Annotated image ( update )

Position was set to .

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