Sunday 25 March 2012

Artery of Davidoff and Schecter

A small meningeal branch from P1 segment of PCA to supply part of the inferior surface of the tentorium near mid line.
Enlarged in cases of adjacent pathological processes like Hemangioblastoma, Meningioma or Dural AV fistula. The artery is identified as a feeder on Angiography followed by selective microcatheter embolization of artery.

Reference : Handbook of Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurointerventional Technique.  Mark R. Harrigan, John P. Deveikis and Agnieszka Anna Ardelt.

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