Variants of cerebral arteries – anterior circulation
Open Access
- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Termedia Sp. z.o.o. in Polish Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 78 (3), 42-47
- https://doi.org/10.12659/pjr.889403
Abstract
Advances in imaging techniques allow for in vivo identification of abnormalities and normal variants of cerebral arteries. These arterial variations can be asymptomatic and uncomplicated although, some of them increase the risk of aneurysm formation, acute intracranial hemorrhage, play a vital role in neurosurgical planning or can be misidentified as serious pathology and medical errors. The goal of this publication is to discuss arterial anomalies of anterior cerebral circulation, their prevalence and demonstrate radiological images of some of those variants. In this article we will discuss variants of internal carotid artery, anterior cerebral artery, anterior communicating artery, middle cerebral artery, persistent stapedial artery and fenestration.Keywords
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