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ArticleAnatomy & cell biology2025

Morphology and morphometry of the vertebrobasilar system intracranial segment: a computed tomography angiography study.

Savvas Melissanidis, George Triantafyllou, George Botis, Konstantinos Natsis, Katerina Vassiou, Marianna Vlychou, George Tsakotos, Theodosis Kalamatianos, Nikolaos Lazaridis, George Matsopoulos and 1 more

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Savvas MelissanidisRadiological Clinic, Asklipios MEdica, Veroia, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8678-5409
George TriantafyllouDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0122-2436
George BotisDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2950-0929
Konstantinos NatsisDepartment of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3077-1784
Katerina VassiouDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5758-9192
Marianna VlychouDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8104-9847
George TsakotosDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8559-8969
Theodosis KalamatianosDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4634-2965
Nikolaos LazaridisDepartment of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6037-7959
George MatsopoulosBiomedical Engineering Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2600-9914
Maria PiagkouDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4831-8005

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Abstract

The current computed tomography angiography (CTA) study aimed to investigate the vertebrobasilar system (VBS) intracranial segment variant morphological anatomy and morphometry. Two hundred CTAs of 142 male and 58 female patients (with a mean age of 62.85±14.08) were retrospectively evaluated. Four hundred vertebral arteries (VAs) and 200 basilar arteries (BAs) were studied. In the V3 segment, the vessel's high riding course was identified in 10.8%. An arcuate foramen (AF) was identified surrounding the V3 segment in 12.0%. When AF was present, the V3 diameter was statistically significantly narrower (

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AnatomyBasilar arteryPosterior inferior cerebellar arteryVariationVertebral artery

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