Benefit of Panoramic Radiography in the Detection of Carotid Calcifications: Clinical Case Reports and Review of the Literature

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(a) Panoramic radiograph revealing unilateral irregular radiopaque masses behind the right mandibular angle between C2 and C3 (green circle). (b) Cone beam axial section revealing homogeneous linear and curvilinear calcifications, located posterolateral to the pharyngeal area. (c) Cone beam sagittal section revealing calcifications with a coalescent globular appearance, anterior to the anterior tubercles of the cervical vertebrae. (d) Cone beam coronal section revealing calcifications with a linear, linear-globular appearance, located laterally in the soft tissue. (e) Cervico-encephalic Doppler ultrasound.

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