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MRI of basilar artery hypoplasia associated with persistent primitive trigeminal artery

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We report three patients with persistent trigeminal arteries, in all of whom the proximal basilar artery was hypoplastic. We draw attention to this common observation, which should not be mistaken for acquired narrowing.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Temple University Hospital, 3401 N. Broad St., 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    O. B. Boyko

  2. Greensboro Radiology Associates, Box 13005, 27415, Greensboro, NC, USA

    J. T. Curnes

  3. Department of Radiology, LDS Hospital, 325 East 8th Avenue, 84143, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    D. D. Blatter

  4. Medical Informatics, LDS Hospital and University of Utah, 8th Avenue and C Street, 84143, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    D. L. Parker

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Boyko, O.B., Curnes, J.T., Blatter, D.D. et al. MRI of basilar artery hypoplasia associated with persistent primitive trigeminal artery. Neuroradiology 38, 11–14 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593207

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