Anatomy of the cerebral vasculature

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 1994 Nov;4(4):691-706.

Abstract

In this article, cerebral arterial and venous anatomy are reviewed. Although angiographic anatomy remains pertinent to neurosurgery and neurointerventional radiology, much of the previous concerns about vascular displacements (i.e., shifts) are no longer relevant in the age of MR imaging. Today, the MR anatomy of intracranial vessels is much more important.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Basilar Artery / anatomy & histology*
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / anatomy & histology*
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Cerebral Arteries / anatomy & histology
  • Cerebral Arteries / physiology
  • Cerebral Veins / anatomy & histology
  • Cerebral Veins / physiology
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation / physiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography