Assessment of Carotid Body Tumors by Superb Microvascular Imaging of Feeding Arteries During Preoperative Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) has led to new advances in vascular imaging applications. This study aimed to explore the blood supply and feeding arteries of carotid body tumors (CBTs) on SMI to improve the accuracy of information available to surgeons.

Methods

Twenty-six CBT lesions were subjected to color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) and SMI and were later confirmed by pathology. The blood flow patterns and feeding arteries of the CBTs on CDFI and SMI were graded and compared.

Results

The feeding arteries of two CBT lesions, which were not visible on CDFI, were identified as the internal carotid artery (ICA) on SMI. The feeding arteries of three CBTs were judged to stem from both the ICA and the external carotid artery (ECA) (MIX) based on SMI compared to

SUBMITTER: Gao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9090302 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature