CT angiogram head coronal - labeling questions

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis not applicable

Normal CTA (with labels)

Annotated image

The labeled structures are:

  1. right ophthalmic artery
  2. left pericallosal artery (ACA A3 segment)
  3. right pericallosal artery (ACA A3 segment)
  4. left callosomarginal artery (ACA A3 segment)
  5. left ophthalmic artery
  6. right orbitofrontal artery
  7. left ACA A2 segment
  8. left anterior temporal artery
  9. right ICA clinoid (C5) segment
  10. left ICA clinoid (C5) segment
  11. right ACA A2 segment
  12. left MCA M2 branch
  13. right ICA supraclinoid (C6) segment
  14. left ICA supraclinoid (C6) segment
  15. left ACA A1 segment
  16. left MCA M1 segment
  17. left ICA cavernous (C4) segment
  18. right ICA cavernous (C4) segment
  19. right callosomarginal artery (ACA A3 segment)
  20. ACom artery
  21. left ICA terminal (C7) segment
  22. right MCA M1 segment
  23. right ICA terminal (C7) segment
  24. intercavernous sinus
  25. left ICA cervical (C1) segment
  26. right ACA A1 segment
  27. left MCA M2 segment
  28. (large fetal) left PCom artery
  29. right ICA laceral (C3) segment
  30. left ICA laceral (C3) segment
  31. left middle meningeal artery
  32. left maxillary artery
  33. right MCA M3 branch
  34. left PCA P2a segment
  35. right anterior temporal artery
  36. left superficial temporal artery
  37. right ICA petrous (C2) segment
  38. left ICA petrous (C2) segment
  39. right ICA cervical (C1) segment
  40. right PCA P1 segment
  41. left MCA M3 branch
  42. right SCA 1st segment
  43. basilar artery
  44. superior sagittal sinus
  45. right PCA P2a segment
  46. left SCA 1st segment
  47. right ACA A4 segment
  48. left PCA P2b segment
  49. left AICA
  50. left internal jugular vein
  51. left internal cerebral vein
  52. right MCA M4 branch
  53. right internal jugular vein
  54. left vertebral artery atlantic (V3) segment
  55. left SCA 2nd segment
  56. right SCA 2nd segment
  57. right vertebral artery atlantic (V3) segment
  58. right internal cerebral vein
  59. right PCA P2b segment
  60. left vertebral artery intradural (V4) segment
  61. right PICA 1st segment
  62. left MCA M4 branch
  63. right vertebral artery intradural (V4) segment
  64. left PICA 1st segment
  65. right sigmoid sinus
  66. right basal vein (of Rosenthal)
  67. left PCA P3 segment
  68. left occipital artery
  69. great cerebral vein (of Galen)
  70. right basal vein (of Rosenthal)
  71. left sigmoid sinus
  72. left PICA 2nd segment
  73. right PCA P3 segment
  74. right PICA 2nd segment
  75. left inferior anastomotic vein (of Labbe)
  76. left superior cerebral vein
  77. right PCA P4 segment
  78. left PCA P4 segment
  79. left transverse sinus
  80. straight sinus
  81. superior sagittal sinus
  82. right transverse sinus
  83. torcula herophili

Normal CTA (without labels)

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The same normal brain CTA without labels for reference.

Case Discussion

The labeled structures are:

  1. right ophthalmic artery
  2. left pericallosal artery (ACA A3 segment)
  3. right pericallosal artery (ACA A3 segment)
  4. left callosomarginal artery (ACA A3 segment)
  5. left ophthalmic artery
  6. right orbitofrontal artery
  7. left ACA A2 segment
  8. left anterior temporal artery
  9. right ICA clinoid (C5) segment
  10. left ICA clinoid (C5) segment
  11. right ACA A2 segment
  12. left MCA M2 branch
  13. right ICA supraclinoid (C6) segment
  14. left ICA supraclinoid (C6) segment
  15. left ACA A1 segment
  16. left MCA M1 segment
  17. left ICA cavernous (C4) segment
  18. right ICA cavernous (C4) segment
  19. right callosomarginal artery (ACA A3 segment)
  20. ACom artery
  21. left ICA terminal (C7) segment
  22. right MCA M1 segment
  23. right ICA terminal (C7) segment
  24. intercavernous sinus
  25. left ICA cervical (C1) segment
  26. right ACA A1 segment
  27. left MCA M2 segment
  28. (large fetal) left PCom artery
  29. right ICA laceral (C3) segment
  30. left ICA laceral (C3) segment
  31. left middle meningeal artery
  32. left maxillary artery
  33. right MCA M3 branch
  34. left PCA P2a segment
  35. right anterior temporal artery
  36. left superficial temporal artery
  37. right ICA petrous (C2) segment
  38. left ICA petrous (C2) segment
  39. right ICA cervical (C1) segment
  40. right PCA P1 segment
  41. left MCA M3 branch
  42. right SCA 1st segment
  43. basilar artery
  44. superior sagittal sinus
  45. right PCA P2a segment
  46. left SCA 1st segment
  47. right ACA A4 segment
  48. left PCA P2b segment
  49. left AICA
  50. left internal jugular vein
  51. left internal cerebral vein
  52. right MCA M4 branch
  53. right internal jugular vein
  54. left vertebral artery atlantic (V3) segment
  55. left SCA 2nd segment
  56. right SCA 2nd segment
  57. right vertebral artery atlantic (V3) segment
  58. right internal cerebral vein
  59. right PCA P2b segment
  60. left vertebral artery intradural (V4) segment
  61. right PICA 1st segment
  62. left MCA M4 branch
  63. right vertebral artery intradural (V4) segment
  64. left PICA 1st segment
  65. right sigmoid sinus
  66. right basal vein (of Rosenthal)
  67. left PCA P3 segment
  68. left occipital artery
  69. great cerebral vein (of Galen)
  70. right basal vein (of Rosenthal)
  71. left sigmoid sinus
  72. left PICA 2nd segment
  73. right PCA P3 segment
  74. right PICA 2nd segment
  75. left inferior anastomotic vein (of Labbe)
  76. left superior cerebral vein
  77. right PCA P4 segment
  78. left PCA P4 segment
  79. left transverse sinus
  80. straight sinus
  81. superior sagittal sinus
  82. right transverse sinus
  83. torcula herophili

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