Splenial artery
Lesions of
the corpus callosum • Splenium of corpus callosum acute infarction: posterior pericallosal artery territory - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia
Splenial artery or posterior pericallosal artery arises most commonly from the parieto-occipital branch of the PCA. It represents an important collateral supply from the posterior to anterior cerebral arteries as it anastomoses with the pericallosal artery.
Variant anatomy
- the splenial artery arises from the posterior parieto-occipital branch of PCA in 60% of cases
- it may arise from
- calcarine artery: 10-15%
- posteromedial choroidal artery: 10%
- posterior temporal artery: 10%
- P2 or P3 segments of PCA: 5% each
- posterolateral choroidal artery: 5%
Siehe auch:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Arteria pericallosa posterior:
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Versorgungsgebiet der Arteria pericallosa posterior