Intracranial arteries (variants)

Last revised by Ammar Ashraf ◉ on 6 Dec 2023

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

D'Souza D, Ashraf A, Puyó D, et al. Intracranial arteries (variants). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 02 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1517

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1517

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/1517

rID:

1517

Article created:

2 May 2008, Donna D'Souza

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Donna D'Souza had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

6 Dec 2023, Ammar Ashraf ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Ammar Ashraf had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

19 times, by 12 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular, Central Nervous System

Sections:

Anatomy

Tags:

anatomy rewrite, refs

Synonyms:

Variant intracranial arterial anatomy

Intracranial arterial variants, of which there are many, are collectively common. Their clinical significance may be variable but knowledge and recognition of these variants is fundamental, especially if surgical or endovascular treatments (e.g. for acute stroke, aneurysms or other vascular pathologies) are being considered.