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Cistern of cerebral vallecula

Cisterna valleculae cerebri

Definition

Antoine Micheau

The cistern of cerebral vallecula extends laterally from the origins of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) to the limen insulae.

Note: It is not clear if it is this cistern is analogous to the anterior part of the cistern of lateral cerebral fossa (Sylvian cistern).

References

Rai S, Srivastava S, Kamath M, Murlimanju BV, Parmar G, Chebrolu G. Delineation of Subarachnoid Cisterns Using CT Cisternography, CT Brain Positive and Negative Contrast, and a Three Dimensional MRI Sequence: A Pictorial Review. Cureus. 2022 Apr 1;14(4):e23741. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23741. PMID: 35509744; PMCID: PMC9057636.

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