title: Anomalous Origin of Left Vertebral Artery from Carotid Bulb Seen as "Trifurcation" of Left Common Carotid Artery with Acute Infarct in Ipsilateral Thalamus: A Case Report.
abstract: Anomalous origin of vertebral arteries is not common and usually seen as an incidental finding on imaging. We report a case of anomalous origin of left vertebral artery from left carotid bulb ("trifurcation" of left common carotid artery) on magnetic resonance angiography in a 64-year old male who also had ipsilateral thalamic acute infarct.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Center, Pimpri, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Parag V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Center, Pimpri, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Abhijit M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, India.
authors.forename: Abhang V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Apte
authors.affiliation: Bolsover Radiology, Hillcrest Hospital, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Vinod Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Attarde
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Anomalous origin; MR angiography; trifurcation; vertebral artery