Persistent proatlantal intersegmental artery
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- updated 3 May 2023:
- Philips Australia, Paid speaker at Philips Spectral CT events (ongoing)
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The proatlantal intersegmental artery is is also known as the type I proatlantal artery, and is one of the persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses. It arises from the internal carotid artery (similar to the persistent hypoglossal artery) but instead of heading for the hypoglossal canal, it joins the vertebral artery through the foramen magnum.
-<p>The <strong>proatlantal intersegmental artery</strong> is also known as the type I <a href="/articles/proatlantal-artery">proatlantal artery</a>, and is one of the <a href="/articles/persistent-carotid-vertebrobasilar-anastomoses-2">persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses</a>. It arises from the <a href="/articles/internal-carotid-artery-1">internal carotid artery</a> (similar to the <a href="/articles/hypoglossal-artery">hypoglossal artery</a>) but instead of heading for the <a href="/articles/hypoglossal-canal">hypoglossal canal</a>, it joins the <a href="/articles/vertebral-artery">vertebral artery</a> through the <a href="/articles/foramen-magnum">foramen magnum</a>.</p>- +<p>The <strong>proatlantal intersegmental artery</strong> is also known as the type I <a href="/articles/proatlantal-artery">proatlantal artery</a>, and is one of the <a href="/articles/persistent-carotid-vertebrobasilar-anastomoses-2">persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses</a>. It arises from the <a href="/articles/internal-carotid-artery-1">internal carotid artery</a> (similar to the <a href="/articles/persistent-hypoglossal-artery-2" title="Persistent hypoglossal artery">persistent hypoglossal artery</a>) but instead of heading for the <a href="/articles/hypoglossal-canal">hypoglossal canal</a>, it joins the <a href="/articles/vertebral-artery">vertebral artery</a> through the <a href="/articles/foramen-magnum">foramen magnum</a>.</p>
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