Normal External Carotid Angiography

The internal carotid artery is occluded at the origin in this patient.

Arterial Phase, Lateral

1. Common carotid artery

2. External carotid artery

3. Superior thyroid artery

4. Sternocleidomastoid branch of the occipital artery

5. Lingual artery

6. Facial artery

6a. Portion of the facial artery coming around the inferior and external surface of the body of the mandible

7.  External carotid artery

8. Ascending pharyngeal artery

8a. Superior branches of the ascending pharyngeal artery (arterial supply to the posterior superior nasopharynx and to the structures of the jugular fossa) 

9. Occipital artery

10. Internal maxillary artery

11. Superficial temporal artery

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