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The CT signs of aberrant course of the internal carotid artery are presented and are contrasted against those of anomalously high jugular bulb, glomus tympanicum and cholesterol granuloma.
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Swartz, J.D., Bazarnic, M.L., Naidich, T.P. et al. Aberrant internal carotid artery lying within the middle ear. Neuroradiology 27, 322–326 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00339565
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