MRI Vascular Head and Neck (Anatomy) - Video Lesson

Hey, everyone. Welcome to today's lesson on the MRI of the vascular head and neck. In this lesson, we will look at some anatomy on an MRA of the head, MRV of the head, and MRA of the neck, and MRV of the neck. Let's get started. MRA scans clearly demonstrate the arterial system in the head, also known as the circle of Willis, c o w. Let's look at some important structures on MIP images of these studies. For the following images, the MIP has been turned in a way to demonstrate all of the vessels. On an MRA of the head, one important structure is the anterior cerebral artery. This is easy to identify as it is always in the front or anterior. The internal carotid artery and middle cerebral arteries look a bit like a tree. The internal carotid artery is the trunk of the tree. The middle cerebral artery are the branches. One way to look at the posterior circulation of the MRA is like a stick figure with