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Kissing carotids

contributed by Dr Paresh K Desai on August 28, 2010

Systems: Central Nervous System
Vascular
Head & Neck
Section: Signs
Tags: vascular
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Modality: MRI (T2)

Kissing Carotids

From the case:

Kissing carotids - “Incidental finding of anomalous cavernous segment of internal carotid arteries, in which they lie in the midline; in contact with each other or sep...”

Used in the following article:

  • Kissing carotids - “The term kissing carotids refers to tortuous and elongated vessels which touch in the midline. They can be be found in:  retropharynx 2 intra-sphe...”

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