Author/Authors :
Jalali Kondori، Bahman نويسنده Baqiyatallah University Jalali Kondori, Bahman , RAHIMIAN، Elham نويسنده Radiologist, Andisheh Badie Rayan research Institute and Haghighat medical imaging center, Tehran, Iran , , Asadi، Mohammad Hossein نويسنده Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Tahsini، Majid Reza نويسنده Baqiyatallah University Tahsini, Majid Reza
Abstract :
Vertebral artery is the first branch of subclavian artery. It merges with the same artery of the
opposite side to form basilar artery and becomes one of the important source of blood supply to
the brain. Variation in the origin of left vertebral artery was found in 65 year old female during
magnetic resonance angiography of the neck vessels. It originated from aortic arch and was
longer as compared with the right vertebral artery. Its further course was as usual. Awareness of
such variations is important in supra-aortic vascular surgery and is clinically significant during
diagnostic procedures like angiographi.
