title: Fusiform Enlargement of the Superficial Temporal Artery in the Cases with Intracranial Aneurysm.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The superficial temporal artery is one of the main terminal branches of the external carotid artery. This artery ascends through the lateralposterior margin of the zygomatic arch to reach the temporal region of the scalp. The superficial temporal artery divides its frontal and parietal branches around the zygomatic arch.
  
  
  METHODS
  The raw data of the Three-dimensional Computerized Tomography Angiography (3D-CTA) were transferred to computer and recorded in a software program. This software program created the three-dimensional images of the superficial temporal artery using these transferred raw data with volume rendering technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifteen cases (5 female and 10 male, mean age 54.26 ± 12.35 years) with intracranial aneurysm were evaluated in terms of the type, location and dimensions of the fusiform enlargements. Fusiform enlargement was bilateral in eleven of the cases. Remaining four cases have unilateral fusiform enlargement of the superficial temporal artery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fusiform enlargement of the superficial temporal artery may be seen in the cases with intracranial aneurysms. 3D-CTA should be carefully evaluated in the demonstration of extracranial-intracranial vascular pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Ondokuzmayıs University, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Enis
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuruoglu
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cokluk
authors.forename: Abdullah Hilmi
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Marangoz
authors.forename: Kerameddin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aydin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012984:Software; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods