title: Unilateral rete mirabile as a result of segmental agenesis of the ascending petrous segment of the internal carotid artery: embryology, differential diagnosis and clinical implications.
abstract: We describe an extremely rare case of unilateral rete mirabile in a young woman and discuss its significance in embryological development as well as its radiological aspects, differential diagnosis and potential clinical implications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute and Baptist Neuroscience Center, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Linfante
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dabus
mesh_terms: D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult