Vascular Territories 01

Topic: Imaging

Created on Tuesday, May 1 2007 by jdmiles

Last modified on Tuesday, May 1 2007.

 
        A) Anterior inferior cerebellar artery
 
        B) Basilar artery
 
        C) Anterior cerebral artery
 
        D) Middle cerebral artery
 
        E) Posterior cerebral artery
 

 

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This question was created on May 01, 2007 by jdmiles.
This question was last modified on May 01, 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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A) anterior inferior cerebellar artery

This answer is incorrect.

The hyperintense area on this MRI shows diffusion restriction as a result of infarction in the territory supplied by the right posterior cerebral artery.
  (See References)

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B) basilar artery

This answer is incorrect.

The hyperintense area on this MRI shows diffusion restriction as a result of infarction in the territory supplied by the right posterior cerebral artery.  Occlusion of the basilar artery would result in bilateral infarction.
  (See References)

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C) anterior cerebral artery

This answer is incorrect.

The hyperintense area on this MRI shows diffusion restriction as a result of infarction in the territory supplied by the right posterior cerebral artery.
  (See References)

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D) middle cerebral artery

This answer is incorrect.

The hyperintense area on this MRI shows diffusion restriction as a result of infarction in the territory supplied by the right posterior cerebral artery.
  (See References)

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E) posterior cerebral artery

This answer is correct.

The hyperintense area on this MRI shows diffusion restriction as a result of infarction in the territory supplied by the right posterior cerebral artery.  (See References)

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References:

1. Moore, K.L. (1992). Clinical Oriented Anatomy, 3rd Edition. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore.
2. Nolte, J. (1993). The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy. Mosby, St. Louis.
3. Duane E., Ph.D. Haines, . Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (ISBN:0781746779)

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Vascular Territories 01
Question ID: 050107208
Question written by J. Douglas Miles, (C) 2006-2009, all rights reserved.
Created: 05/01/2007
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