Persistent stapedial artery: MR angiographic and CT findings

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003 Jun-Jul;24(6):1133-5.

Abstract

A 2-year-old girl was found to have a pink pulsatile mass behind the right tympanic membrane on physical examination. We report the high-resolution CT and MR angiographic findings of persistent stapedial artery with hypoplasia of the A1 segment of the right anterior cerebral artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anterior Cerebral Artery / abnormalities
  • Anterior Cerebral Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteries / abnormalities
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / abnormalities*
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
  • Stapes / blood supply*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*