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- Title
Accessory posterior cerebral artery (hyperplastic anterior choroidal artery) associated with contralateral accessory middle cerebral artery incidentally diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography.
- Authors
Uchino, Akira; Irie, Tadanobu
- Abstract
Purpose: To describe a case of accessory posterior cerebral artery (PCA) [hyperplastic anterior choroidal artery (AChA)] associated with contralateral accessory middle cerebral artery (MCA) incidentally diagnosed by magnetic resonance (MR) angiography. Methods: A 71-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation underwent cranial MR imaging and MR angiography of the intracranial region using a 1.5-T scanner for the evaluation of brain and vascular lesions. Results: On MR angiography, two right PCAs of equal size arose from the internal carotid artery instead of the basilar artery. Additionally, a small left MCA branch arose from the proximal A2 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA). Conclusion: One of the branches of the PCA rarely arises from the AChA. This variation is referred to as a hyperplastic AChA or accessory PCA. The latter name was recently proposed and may be more appropriate than the former name. An MCA branch arising from the ACA is called an accessory MCA. It is a frontal branch of two types: proximal-origin and distal-origin. The distal-origin accessory MCA arises from the distal A1 segment, A1–A2 junction or proximal A2 segment. Distal-origin accessory MCAs are rare. Our patient had two rare variations: an accessory right PCA and a distal-origin accessory left MCA. To identify cerebral arterial variations, especially accessory MCA, volume-rendering images are more useful than maximum-intensity projection images on MR angiography.
- Subjects
POSTERIOR cerebral artery; MAGNETIC resonance angiography; CEREBRAL arteries; INTERNAL carotid artery; BASILAR artery
- Publication
Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 2024, Vol 46, Issue 3, p313
- ISSN
0930-1038
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00276-024-03298-w