The common carotid artery (CCA) and extracranial internal carotid artery are subject to a wide variety of non-atheromatous pathologies. These entities are often overshadowed in both research and clinical realms by atherosclerotic disease. Nevertheless, non-atherosclerotic disease of the carotid arteries may have profound, even devastating, neurologic consequences. Hence, this review will cover both common and uncommon forms of extracranial carotid artery pathologies in a pictorial format, in order to aid the diagnostician in identifying and differentiating such pathologies.

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超越斑块：颅外颈动脉非动脉粥样硬化异常的图片回顾

颈总动脉 (CCA) 和颅外颈内动脉受到多种非动脉粥样化病变的影响。这些实体在研究和临床领域常常被动脉粥样硬化疾病所掩盖。然而，颈动脉的非动脉粥样硬化疾病可能会产生深远的、甚至是毁灭性的神经系统后果。因此，本综述将以图片形式涵盖常见和不常见的颅外颈动脉病变，以帮助诊断人员识别和区分此类病变。