The artery connects the internal carotid and the posterior cerebral arteries. Its role is to provide blood supply to the ...

The basilar artery typically bifurcates into two posterior cerebral arteries (PCA) (Figure 1). The PCAs supply the occipital lobes and portions of the temporal lobes. Proximally, these arteries ...

and the posterior communicating artery) are at higher risk of bleeding than aneurysms found on blood vessels in the front half of the brain (the carotid artery, the middle cerebral artery, and the ...

the vertebral arteries are important pathways for cerebral revascularization when they are critically stenosed or occluded. Demonstration of normal-sized posterior communicating arteries increases ...