The Fundamentals: Anatomy: Arterial, Venous and Ventricular Anatomy of the Head and Neck

Anatomy - Head and Neck

The goal of this interactive learning module is to understand normal and variant arterial and venous head and neck anatomy through review of texts and diagrams, as well as interpretation of actual imaging cases.

Module Components

Interactive Activity:

  • Head and Neck Arterial Anatomy Activity
  • Intracranial Venous Anatomy Activity

Articles:

  • Prince E, Ahn S. Basic Vascular Neuroanatomy of the Brain and Spine: What the General Interventional Radiologist Needs to Know. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2013 Sep; 30(3): 234–239. DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1353475.
  • Smith, T. Embolization in the External Carotid Artery. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2006 Dec;17(12):1897-912. DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000247301.64269.27.
  • Burdick T, Hoffer E, Kooy T, Ghodke B, Starnes B, Valji K, Goldberg S, Hallam D, Andrews T. Which Arteries Are Expendable? The Practice and Pitfalls of Embolization throughout the Body. Semin Intervent Radiol 2008 Sep;25(3):191-203. (Internal Carotid, External Carotid, and Vertebral Artery Sections). DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1085925.
  • Gilad R, Gandhi C, Johnson D, Patel A. Hyperperfusion Syndrome after External Carotid Artery Stent Placement in a Case of Bilateral Internal Carotid Occlusion and External Carotid Stenosis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2008; 19:1373–1377.
  • Werner JD, Siskin GP, Mandato K, Englander M, Herr A. Review of venous anatomy for venographic interpretation in chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011;22(12):1681-1691. doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2011.08.018.

Expected completion time: 2 hours

Learning Objectives

  • Illustrate the approximate size and course of the head/neck arteries
  • Understand the different segments of the internal carotid arteries
  • Recognize Cranial Venous anatomy
Course summary
Course opens: 
07/01/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2030
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
The Fundamentals: Anatomy

Module developers:

  • Justin Greene, MD - Santa Barbara College Hospital
  • Yousuf Qaseem, MD - University of California, San Diego
  • John Do, MD - University of California, San Diego

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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