RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Stapedial Artery: From Embryology to Different Possible Adult Configurations
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1768
OP 1776
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A6738
VO 41
IS 10
A1 Bonasia, S.
A1 Smajda, S.
A1 Ciccio, G.
A1 Robert, T.
YR 2020
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/41/10/1768.abstract
AB SUMMARY: The stapedial artery is an embryonic artery that represents the precursor of some orbital, dural, and maxillary branches. Although its embryologic development and transformations are very complex, it is mandatory to understand the numerous anatomic variations of the middle meningeal artery. Thus, in the first part of this review, we describe in detail the hyostapedial system development with its variants, referring also to some critical points of ICA, ophthalmic artery, trigeminal artery, and inferolateral trunk embryology. This basis will allow the understanding of the anatomic variants of the middle meningeal artery, which we address in the second part of the review.MMAmiddle meningeal arteryOAophthalmic arterySAstapedial artery