Transcallosal and Pericallosal Courses of the Anterior Cerebral Artery
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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PCalA Types | PCalA Types Incidence | CMA Types | CMA Types Incidence |
---|---|---|---|
“1”: normal origin, above the genu of the corpus callosum | 51.11% | type 0: absent CMA | 17.78% |
“2a”: low origin, below the rostrum of the corpus callosum, from the A1 ACA | 2.22% | type 1: CMA with frontoparietal distribution | 45.56% |
“2b”: low origin, below the rostrum of the corpus callosum, from the proximal A2 ACA | 6.67% | type 2: CMA with parietal distribution | 22.22% |
“3”: late origin, above the body of the corpus callosum | 3.33% | type 3a: CMA from A1 ACA | 3.33% |
“4”: initial transcallosal course, further continued as pericallosal | 3.33% | type 3b: CMA from the proximal A2 ACA | 5.56% |
“5”: duplicated PCalA | 1.11% | type 4: CMA continued as PCalA | 5.56% |
“6”: azygos PCalA | 2.22% | ||
“7”: absent PCalA | 7.78% | ||
“8”: CMA continued as PCalA (type 4 CMA) | 5.56% | ||
“9”: PCalA continued as the cingular branch | 1.11% | ||
“10”: PCalA type of ACA | 14.44% | ||
“11”: triple PCalA | 1.11% |
Combinations of Types | PCalA Type | CMA Type | RIGHT SIDE Count, Gender | LEFT SIDE Count, Gender |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | 1 | 1 | 12M 3F | 12M 3F |
B | 1 | 2 | 7M 2F | 5M 2F |
C | 2a | 3a | 1M | 1M |
D | 2b | 3a | 1M | 0 |
E | 2b | 3b | 2F | 1M 2F |
F | 3 | 2 | 1M 1F | 1M |
G | 4 | 1 | 1F | 1M 1F |
H | 5 | 0 | 1F | 0 |
I | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1M |
J | 6 | 1 | 1M | 0 |
K | 7 | 0 | 1M | 0 |
L | 7 | 1 | 2M 1F | 3M |
M | 8 | 4 | 2M 1F | 1M 1F |
N | 9 | 2 | 1M | 0 |
O | 10 | 0 | 3M 1F | 6M 3F |
P | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1F |
Right/Left Combinations of Types | Male Cases | Female Cases | Total |
---|---|---|---|
A/A | 5 | 1 | 6 |
A/A | 6 | 1 | 7 |
A/C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
A/E | 0 | 1 | 1 |
A/F | 1 | 0 | 1 |
A/L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
A/M | 0 | 1 | 1 |
A/N | 1 | 0 | 1 |
A/O | 4 | 0 | 4 |
B/B | 1 | 0 | 1 |
B/F | 1 | 0 | 1 |
B/H | 0 | 1 | 1 |
B/L | 3 | 0 | 3 |
B/O | 0 | 1 | 1 |
B/P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
C/D | 1 | 0 | 1 |
E/E | 0 | 1 | 1 |
E/F | 0 | 1 | 1 |
E/M | 1 | 0 | 1 |
G/G | 0 | 1 | 1 |
G/M | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J/L | 1 | 0 | 1 |
K/I | 1 | 0 | 1 |
O/O | 2 | 1 | 3 |
O/M | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Mincă, D.I.; Rusu, M.C.; Rădoi, P.M.; Hostiuc, S.; Toader, C. Transcallosal and Pericallosal Courses of the Anterior Cerebral Artery. Medicina 2022, 58, 1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58101365
Mincă DI, Rusu MC, Rădoi PM, Hostiuc S, Toader C. Transcallosal and Pericallosal Courses of the Anterior Cerebral Artery. Medicina. 2022; 58(10):1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58101365
Chicago/Turabian StyleMincă, Dragoş Ionuţ, Mugurel Constantin Rusu, Petrinel Mugurel Rădoi, Sorin Hostiuc, and Corneliu Toader. 2022. "Transcallosal and Pericallosal Courses of the Anterior Cerebral Artery" Medicina 58, no. 10: 1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58101365
APA StyleMincă, D. I., Rusu, M. C., Rădoi, P. M., Hostiuc, S., & Toader, C. (2022). Transcallosal and Pericallosal Courses of the Anterior Cerebral Artery. Medicina, 58(10), 1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58101365