An Update on the Superior Cerebellar Artery Origin Type

Ana-Maria Davidoiu, Mihai Lazăr, Alexandra Diana Vrapciu, Petrinel Mugurel Rădoi, Corneliu Toader, Mugurel Constantin Rusu · 2023

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Ana-Maria Davidoiu and five co-authors update the map of how the superior cerebellar artery begins. This small artery feeds part of the brain stem and cerebellum, and its origin varies between people. Surgeons and scan readers need to know the variants to avoid harm. Their 2023 study reviewed two hundred five archived CT and MRI angiograms. The team sorted each side by a set of types: absent, arising early, arising as a branch, or coming off a neighboring artery.

Doublings and window-like splits of the artery were also logged. Both sides were then combined into pattern classes. A shared scheme for naming these variants helps radiologists report them the same way. The authors offer the update as a reference for work near the base of the brain.

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CREATORAna-Maria Davidoiu, Mihai Lazăr, Alexandra Diana Vrapciu, Petrinel Mugurel Rădoi, Corneliu Toader, Mugurel Constantin Rusu
YEAR2023
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE28 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC10744351

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