ThegrowthdetectsinNd:YCa4O(BO3)3(Nd:YCOB)crystalswereinvestigatedbytransmissionsynchrotrontopography.ItwasfoundthatgrowthstriationsweretheprimarydefectsinNd:YCOBcrystals.Grown-indislocations.mosaicblocksandinclusionswerealsoobseredinthecrystals.Theeffectoftemperaturefieldontheformationofgrowthdefectsinthecrystalswasdiscussed.