Intracranial arteries (variants)

Last revised by David Puyó on 22 Apr 2022

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Citation:

D'Souza D, Puyó D, Mahmud A, et al. Intracranial arteries (variants). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Sep 2023) 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:

22 Apr 2022, David Puyó

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised David Puyó had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

30 times, by 11 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.