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01-06-2017 | Anatomic Variations

Anastomosis between accessory middle cerebral artery and middle cerebral artery diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography

Authors: Masao Takahashi, Akira Uchino, Chihiro Suzuki

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 6/2017

Abstract

The accessory middle cerebral artery (MCA) is a common variation of the MCA that arises from the anterior cerebral artery. We report a patient with anastomosis of the accessory MCA with the main MCA, an extremely rare variant that we diagnosed by magnetic resonance (MR) angiography. Both partial maximum-intensity-projection and partial volume-rendering MR angiographic images obtained at 3 T are useful to identify such rare vascular variation.

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Title: Anastomosis between accessory middle cerebral artery and middle cerebral artery diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography
Authors: Masao Takahashi
Akira Uchino
Chihiro Suzuki
Publication date: 01-06-2017
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-016-1763-1

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Anastomosis between accessory middle cerebral artery and middle cerebral artery diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography

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