Pontine and Midbrain Infarction: Flair axial MRI at the level of the pons (left) and midbrain (right). Note the area of infarction involving the entire pons and midbrain. This infarct is in the ...

Figure 1. Anatomy of the vertebral artery. C2 represents the second cervical vertebrae, C6 is the sixth cervical vertebrae. V1, V2, V3 and V4 are the anatomic segments of the vertebral artery.

The vertebrobasilar arterial system is located at the back of your brain and includes the vertebral and basilar arteries. These arteries supply blood, oxygen, and nutrients to vital brain ...

Some patients with basilar artery occlusion strokes could benefit from endovascular therapy (EVT) after all, according to a closer look at the BEST and BASICS trials. Among the pooled target ...

Cardiac Embolus: Cerebral Angiogram, Left Vertebral injection; (Left) Lateral view; (Right) AP view. Note the abrupt cutoff at the top of the basilar artery. There is a nearly complete absence of any ...