Various origins of the duplicated middle cerebral artery.
We describe the features of a duplicated middle cerebral artery identified by computed tomographic angiography that originates from a previously undefined origin, ie, from the petrous portion of the internal carotid artery. Recognition of this anomaly is important in patients with a possible aneurysm, which was not present in our patient.
Tutar
Nihal Uslu
NU
Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey. nihalt@hotmail.com
Töre
Hüseyin Gürkan
HG
Kirbaş
Ismail
I
Tarhan
Nefise Cağla
NC
Coşkun
Mehmet
M
D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000098:blood supply; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020769:Posterior Cerebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed