In a more severe dissection there can be complete occlusion of the internal carotid artery. The patient above has a normal common carotid artery (CCA) and external carotid artery (ECA). The internal carotid artery (ICA) has a proximal injury that has led to complete occlusion of the distal ICA. Source: CAROTID ARTERY TRAUMATIC INJURIES, Color Atlas and Synopsis of Vascular Diseases Citation: Dean SM, Satiani B, Abraham WT. Color Atlas and Synopsis of Vascular Diseases; 2015 Available at: http://accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/DownloadImage.aspx?image=/data/books/1201/dea_ch28_f002.png&sec=71013503&BookID=1201&ChapterSecID=71013496&imagename= Accessed: October 01, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved