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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 8/2015

01-10-2015 | Anatomic Variations

Ophthalmic artery arising from the anterior cerebral artery diagnosed by MR angiography

Authors: Akira Uchino, Naoko Saito, Shunsuke Ikeda, Shoichiro Ishihara

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 8/2015

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Abstract

Extremely rarely, the ophthalmic artery (OphA) arises from the A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA). Discovery of this anomalous OphA during angiography or surgery has been reported in several patients. We report a case in which an OphA of ACA origin was diagnosed by magnetic resonance (MR) angiography and confirmed by selective cerebral angiography. To our knowledge, this is the first report of this variation with MR angiography. Careful observation of MR angiographic images is important for detecting rare arterial variations. Partial maximum-intensity-projection images are useful in identifying tiny anomalous arteries on MR angiography.
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Metadata
Title
Ophthalmic artery arising from the anterior cerebral artery diagnosed by MR angiography
Authors
Akira Uchino
Naoko Saito
Shunsuke Ikeda
Shoichiro Ishihara
Publication date
01-10-2015
Publisher
Springer Paris
Published in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 8/2015
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-015-1441-8

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