Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Technique of Three-Dimensional (3D) Rotational Angiography
- 2 Color Illustrations of Normal Neurovascular Anatomy
- 3 The Aortic Arch
- 4 Cervical Vasculature
- 5 Intracranial Carotid Circulation: Anterior Circulation
- 6 Intracranial Vertebral Basilar Circulation: Posterior Circulation
- 7 Intracranial Venous Circulation
- 8 The Circle of Willis
- Index
2 - Color Illustrations of Normal Neurovascular Anatomy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Technique of Three-Dimensional (3D) Rotational Angiography
- 2 Color Illustrations of Normal Neurovascular Anatomy
- 3 The Aortic Arch
- 4 Cervical Vasculature
- 5 Intracranial Carotid Circulation: Anterior Circulation
- 6 Intracranial Vertebral Basilar Circulation: Posterior Circulation
- 7 Intracranial Venous Circulation
- 8 The Circle of Willis
- Index
Summary
The illustrations in this chapter are intended to provide the reader with a reference point for the images that follow in subsequent chapters. These illustrations provide the reader with the necessary background anatomy and the most commonly encountered patterns of vascular branching.
Variability and inconstancy are the rule rather than the exception in how the vasculature tree branches within the neck and face, as well as how it branches intracranially. It is important to understand that vessels are named for the territory of tissue that they supply. We hope that your understanding of neurovascular anatomy is enhanced by the application of this concept in the atlas.
The illustrations that are presented are meant to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the relationship of the vascular tree with the tissues they nourish. During your journey through this three-dimensional (3D) atlas, refer back to these color illustrations when needed.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006