Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) of the neck (carotid and vertebral arteries)
MR-angiogram (with iv contrast media)
Click the thumbnails below to see the MR-angiogram.
1, Right subclavian artery. 2, Right vertebral artery. 3, Right internal carotid artery. 4, Left internal carotid artery. 5, Left external carotid artery. 6, Left common carotid artery. 7, Left subclavian artery. 8, Aorta.
1, brachiocephalic trunk (or innominate artery). 2, Right subclavian artery. 3, Right vertebral artery. 4, Right common carotid artery. 5, Right internal carotid artery. 6, Left vertebral artery. 7, Left internal carotid artery. 8, Left common carotid artery. 9, Left subclavian artery. 10, Aorta.
1, brachiocephalic trunk (or innominate artery). 2, Right subclavian artery. 3, Right vertebral artery. 4, Right common carotid artery. 5, Right internal carotid artery. 6, Left vertebral artery. 7, Left internal carotid artery. 8, Left common carotid artery. 9, Left subclavian artery. 10, Aorta.
1, brachiocephalic trunk (or innominate artery). 2, Right subclavian artery. 3, Right vertebral artery. 4, Right common carotid artery. 5, Right internal carotid artery. 6, Left vertebral artery. 7, Left internal carotid artery. 8, Left common carotid artery. 9, Left subclavian artery. 10, Aorta.
1, brachiocephalic trunk (or innominate artery). 2, Right subclavian artery. 3, Right vertebral artery. 4, Right common carotid artery. 5, Right internal carotid artery. 6, Left vertebral artery. 7, Left internal carotid artery. 8, Left external carotid artery. 9, Left common carotid artery. 10, Left subclavian artery. 11, Aorta.
1, brachiocephalic trunk (or innominate artery). 2, Right subclavian artery. 3, Right vertebral artery. 4, Right common carotid artery. 5, Right internal carotid artery. 6, Left vertebral artery. 7, Left internal carotid artery. 8, Left external carotid artery. 9, Left common carotid artery. 10, Left subclavian artery. 11, Aorta.
1, brachiocephalic trunk (or innominate artery). 2, Right subclavian artery. 3, Right vertebral artery. 4, Right common carotid artery. 5, Right external carotid artery. 6, Right internal carotid artery. 7, Left internal carotid artery. 8, Left subclavian artery. 9, Left common carotid artery. 10, Aorta.
1, brachiocephalic trunk (or innominate artery). 2, Right subclavian artery. 3, Right vertebral artery. 4, Right common carotid artery. 5, Right external carotid artery. 6, Right internal carotid artery. 7, Left internal carotid artery. 8, Left vertebral artery. 9, Left common carotid artery. 10, Left subclavian artery. 11, Aorta.
1, brachiocephalic trunk (or innominate artery). 2, Right subclavian artery. 3, Right vertebral artery. 4, Right common carotid artery. 5, Right external carotid artery. 6, Right internal carotid artery. 7, Left internal carotid artery. 8, Left vertebral artery. 9, Left common carotid artery. 10, Aorta.
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