Laird J D, Ferguson W R, McIlrath E M, Hamilton J R
J Nucl Med. 1983 Jun;24(6):475-8.
A technique is described for investigating tumors of the carotid body and glomus jugulare. The examination comprises an easily performed radionuclide angiogram, and has been used to investigate 30 patients. This technique demonstrated seven carotid-body tumours, including two unsuspected clinically, and one tumor of the glomus jugulare. There was also one patient with a false-positive test for bilateral carotid-body tumors. Angiographic and/or surgical confirmation was obtained in all cases but one. A significant incidence of complication during contrast angiography was noted (two cases of transient hemiparesis). The radionuclide angiogram proved safer than contrast angiography and more reliable than clinical examination; it therefore appears to be the method of choice as the primary screening test in patients with suspected carotid-body and glomus-jugulare tumors.
本文描述了一种用于研究颈动脉体瘤和颈静脉球瘤的技术。该检查包括一项易于实施的放射性核素血管造影，已用于研究30例患者。该技术发现了7例颈动脉体瘤，其中2例临床未怀疑，还有1例颈静脉球瘤。也有1例患者双侧颈动脉体瘤检查结果为假阳性。除1例病例外，所有病例均获得了血管造影和/或手术证实。注意到在对比血管造影期间有显著的并发症发生率（2例短暂性偏瘫）。放射性核素血管造影被证明比对比血管造影更安全，比临床检查更可靠；因此，它似乎是疑似颈动脉体瘤和颈静脉球瘤患者首选的初步筛查方法。
