PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Amaravadi, R.R.
AU  - Behr, S.C.
AU  - Kousoubris, P.D.
AU  - Raja, S.
TI  - [<sup>18</sup>F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron-Emission Tomography-CT Imaging of Carotidynia
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A1013
DP  - 2008 Jun 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1197--1199
VI  - 29
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/29/6/1197.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/29/6/1197.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2008 Jun 01; 29
AB  - SUMMARY: Carotidynia is an idiopathic syndrome characterized by pain over the carotid bifurcation without associated luminal pathologic process. The classification of carotidynia as a distinct disease rather than as a symptom has generated controversy in the literature. Recent reports, however, suggest that carotidynia is a distinct disease characterized by the presence of enhancing soft tissue in the carotid sheath. We describe findings of carotidynia on positron-emission tomography and CT that further support the classification of carotidynia as a distinct inflammatory disease.