CT angiogram head sagittal - labeling questions

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis not applicable

Normal CTA (with labels)

Annotated image

The labeled structures are (excluding the correct side):

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

Normal CTA (without labels)

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The same normal brain CTA without labels for reference.

Case Discussion

The labeled structures are (excluding the correct side):

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

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