ICA = internal carotid artery, MCA = middle cerebral artery, ACA = anterior communicating artery, CCA = common carotid artery, ECA = external carotid artery. FMD is a disease of the arteries which ...

The posterior communicating artery is a potential location for an aneurysm, a bulging area in an artery. Aneurysms in this location make up about 25% of all intracranial aneurysms.

• Posterior communicating artery • Anterior communicating artery • Middle cerebral artery bifurcation. Sentinel, or "warning" leaks that produce minor blood leakage are reported to occur in 30-50% of ...

The anterior cerebral artery supplies blood to parts of the frontal and parietal lobes of the brain. Also known as the ACA, it is one of a pair of arteries essential to delivering oxygen to the brain.

Initial computed tomography (CT) of the head revealed a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a right frontal hematoma suggestive of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm, and hydrocephalus (Panel A).

The infarcts were confirmed via MRI; conventional angiography showed a 4-mm saccular aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery . To treat the aneurysm, we successfully inserted detachable coils ...