Книги по МРТ КТ на английском языке / Neurovascular anatomy in interventional neuroradiology Krings et al 2015

27.1 Case Description

27.1.1 Clinical Presentation

A 65-year-old woman with a past history of coronary and peripheral vascular arterial disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes presented with dizziness and one episode of blackout. Vertebro-basilar insu ciency was suspected.

27.1.2 Radiographic Studies

See Fig. 27.1.

27.1.3 Diagnosis

Right ECA occlusion with retrograde reconstitution of the ECA through the upper cervical anastomoses from the VA.

27.2 Embryology and Anatomy

The ascending pharyngeal artery (APhA) corresponds to the remnant of the embryonic hypoglossal artery (HA). The HA originates from the third aortic arch and contributes to the development of the most proximal aspect of the cervical ICA. It is one of the embryonic carotid–vertebrobasilar anastomoses,

originating from the proximal cervical ICA, slightly distal to the carotid bulb, and enters the posterior cranial fossa via the hypoglossal canal. The relationship between the third aortic arch and the HA can result in various anastomoses between their adult homologs, the ICA, and the APhA, with the most extreme of the spectrum being the persistent HA. See also Case 4.

In the adult, the APhA forms part of the pharyngo-occpital system, a vascular network in the suboccipital region through which the cervical vertebral and carotid arteries are connected by four routes: the occipital, ascending pharyngeal, vertebropharyngeal (C3), and C4-collateral routes.

The APhA originates most commonly from the posterior wall of the proximal ECA and anastomoses with the VA, typically at two levels. The more proximal one occurs laterally between the musculospinal branch of the APhA and the C3 radicular anastomotic branch of the VA. The distal one is the prevertebral branch via the odontoid arch, which usually arises from the HA and follows the same path as the persistent HA, serving as one of the collateral routes in cases of proximal ECA or VA occlusion, as seen in the index case.

The occipital artery is a remnant of the embryologic type 1 and type 2 proatlantal arteries, which correspond to the C1 and C2 segmental arteries, respectively. In an adult, the occipital artery still retains its connection from the ECA to the VA through the posterior anastomotic radicular routes via the musculocuta-

Fig. 27.1 MRA of the neck (a) shows a highgrade stenosis of the proximal intracranial right VA or V4 segment (white arrow). Incidentally, there is a right ECA occlusion (asterisk). Right VA angiogram in anteroposterior (AP) (b) and lateral

(c) views and a three-dimensional reconstruction image (d) show contrast filling of both the occipital artery and the APhA through an anastomosis via the artery of the hypoglossal canal (arrows) and musculocutaneous branches from the C1 segment. There is retrograde flow down to the origin of the ECA and opacification of the facial artery (arrowheads).

neous branches, which arise from the horizontal portion of the occipital artery at the C1 and C2 levels. These anastomotic channels are rather large and can be seen during selective injections of the occipital artery. They serve as the major collaterals from the VA in case of common carotid artery or ECA ligation or occlusion. The stylomastoid artery, originating either from the occipital or posterior auricular arteries, supplies the meninges of the posterior fossa and anastomoses with other meningeal

Fig. 27.2 Left APhA angiograms in AP (a) and lateral (b) views demonstrate anastomoses of the musculospinal branch at the C3 level (arrows), with the VA with additional contributions from the odontoid arch (thin double arrows).

arteries, including the posterior meningeal artery from the distal cervical, i.e. suboccipital VA. For further information regarding the meningeal supply refer to Case 31.

The ascending and deep cervical arteries anastomose with the VA at the C2 to C4 levels. Both arise from the subclavian artery: the ascending cervical artery from the thyrocervical trunk and the deep cervical artery from the costocervical trunk. These arteries typically enlarge and serve as major collaterals in case of proximal VA occlusion.

Fig. 27.3 Left (a) and right (b) VA angiograms in AP view demonstrate C1 collaterals to the occipital arteries bilaterally (arrows).

Fig. 27.4 Left VA angiogram in AP view (a), left ECA angiogram in lateral view (b), and left occipital artery angiograms in AP (c) and lateral

(d) views postembolization of a left transversesigmoid sinus dural arteriovenous fistula demonstrate the transmeningeal anastomoses to a posterior meningeal branch of the VA (arrows) and through the facial arcade to the petrous branch of the middle meningeal artery (thin double arrows) from the stylomastoid branches of the occipital artery (arrowhead).

Fig. 27.5 Left VA angiograms in AP (a) and lateral (b) views demonstrate the anastomoses between the VA and deep cervical artery at the C2 level (arrows).

27.3 Clinical Impact

The APhA has multiple anastomoses with the intracranial circulation, via internal carotid and vertebral arteries, as discussed in Case 30. The main complications, if the anastomoses are not promptly recognized, are seen in embolization procedures with small particles or liquid embolic materials. In the specific case of the VA/APhA anastomosis via the hypoglossal canal artery, an external artery particle injection may result in embolic strokes in the posterior circulation. The use of liquid embolic material could result in occlusion of the vasa nervorum of the hypoglossal nerve, supplied by the artery of the hypoglossal canal, with subsequent 12th cranial nerve palsy. As the anastomosis is

located proximal to the origin of the anterior spinal artery, a potential risk of anterior spinal artery ischemia exists.

The occipital and cervical arteries also have several anastomoses with the vertebral arteries. Caution must be used when embolizing within these territories with small particles and liquid embolic materials to avoid posterior fossa infarctions. Occasionally, the anterior spinal artery may arise from the ascending and deep cervical arteries.

27.4 Additional Information and

Cases

See Fig. 27.2, Fig. 27.3, Fig. 27.4, and Fig. 27.5.

Further Reading

[1]Cavalcanti DD, Reis CV, Hanel R et al. The ascending pharyngeal artery and its relevance for neurosurgical and endovascular procedures. Neurosurgery 2009; 65 Suppl: 114–120, discussion 120

[2]Geibprasert S, Pongpech S, Armstrong D, Krings T. Dangerous extracranial-in- tracranial anastomoses and supply to the cranial nerves: vessels the neurointerventionalist needs to know. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2009; 30: 1459–1468

[3]Hacein-Bey L, Daniels DL, Ulmer JL et al. The ascending pharyngeal artery: branches, anastomoses, and clinical significance. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2002; 23: 1246–1256

[4]Houseman ND, Taylor GI, Pan WR. The angiosomes of the head and neck: anatomic study and clinical applications. Plast Reconstr Surg 2000; 105: 2287–2313

[5]Lasjaunias P, Berenstein A, ter Brugge KG. Surgical Neuroangiography. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Berlin: Springer; 2006

[6]Lasjaunias P, Théron J, Moret J. The occipital artery. Anatomy—normal arteriographic aspects—embryological significance. Neuroradiology 1978; 15: 31– 37

[7]Strub WM, Leach JL, Tomsick TA. Left vertebral artery origin from the thyrocervical trunk: a unique vascular variant. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2006; 27: 1155–1156

28 The Cranial Nerve Supply

28.1 Case Description

28.1.1 Clinical Presentation

An 82-year-old, right-handed woman presented with a severalmonth history of falls and gait ataxia, worse on the left side, which prompted further imaging.

28.1.2 Radiologic Studies

See Fig. 28.1, Fig. 28.2.

28.1.3 Diagnosis

Dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF) of the petrous ridge with cortical venous reflux. The dAVF is fed by the middle meningeal

artery (MMA), including its petrosal branch and the stylomastoid branch of the posterior auricular artery (i.e., the facial arcade).

28.2 Anatomy

Under normal conditions, the caliber of the arteries that supply the cranial nerves (the vasa nervorum) is between 100 and 300 μm, and they are, therefore, in most instances only visible on conventional angiography during superselective injections. Nevertheless, knowledge of their origin, their anastomoses, and their potential variations is paramount for safe embolization of a variety of skull base lesions, including dAVF and hypervascularized tumors.

28.2.1 Cranial Nerves I and II

Being outpouchings of the brain, rather than true cranial nerves, the olfactory and optic nerves are not considered peripheral nerves and will be described only briefly: the olfactory nerve is supplied by the olfactory artery and ethmoidal branches of the ophthalmic artery, and the optic nerve is supplied by the proximal ophthalmic artery.

Fig. 28.4 The branches of the trigeminal nerve are supplied as they course through the foramina of the skull base by the artery of the foramen ovale (mandibular branch; white arrow) from the MMA or accessory meningeal artery, whereas the maxillary nerve is supplied by the artery of the foramen rotundum (black arrow), a branch of the distal internal maxillary artery. Both branches anastomose with the ILT.

28.2.2 Cranial Nerves III, IV, and VI

In its cisternal segment, the oculomotor nerve receives arterial supply in the vicinity of the posterior perforating substance from the basilar or the posterior cerebral artery.

Once it extends forward from the brainstem, the trochlear nerve is supplied by the superior cerebellar artery and additional circumferential arteries of the P1 segment of the posterior cerebral artery, with which it courses through the ambient cistern.

The abducens nerve is supplied by the clival dural network along its course anterior to the pons, including the medial and lateral clival arteries from the hypoglossal and jugular branch of the neuromeningeal trunk of the ascending pharyngeal artery and, more cranially, the medial and lateral clival arteries from the meningohypophyseal trunk.

These dural arteries also contribute to the supply of cranial nerves III, IV, and V in their dural and transosseous course. The

Fig. 28.5 ECA injection, anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) views, in a patient with a pial brain arteriovenous malformation of the fistulous type with significantly increased flow through the ICA. The ECA, with its artery of the foramen rotundum (arrow) that connects to the ILT (arrowhead) of the ICA, is “sumped” into the ICA.

third and fourth cranial nerves are supplied by the artery of the free margin of the tentorium on the roof of the cavernous sinus. This artery may arise from the meningohypophyseal trunk, directly o the internal carotid artery (ICA), but also from the MMA, the ophthalmic or lacrimal artery, or the inferolateral trunk (ILT). Further distally (i.e., in the cavernous sinus and the superior orbital fissure), the anteromedial branch of the ILT supplies nerves III, IV, and VI ( Fig. 28.3).

28.2.3 Cranial Nerve V

After the trigeminal nerve exits from the pons, it is supplied by the vestigial artery of the trigeminal artery that arises from the basilar artery. After the trigeminal nerve enters Meckel’s cave, the Gasserian ganglion is supplied by the posteromedial and posterolateral branches of the ILT and may receive additional

supply from cavernous branches from the MMA. V2 is supplied by the artery of the foramen rotundum, which, in turn, is fed by the anterolateral branch of the ILT that arises from the cavernous horizontal segment of the ICA and by the artery of the foramen rotundum of the distal maxillary artery. V3 and the motor root of the trigeminal nerve have a common course through the foramen ovale and are supplied by the accessory meningeal artery, which anastomoses with the posteromedial branch of the ILT and the cavernous branches from the MMA ( Fig. 28.4; Fig. 28.5).

28.2.4 Cranial Nerves VII and VIII

In their cisternal course from the brainstem to the medial part of the internal acoustic meatus, the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves are supplied by the internal auditory artery of the cere-

bellolabyrinthine branch arising from the anterior inferior cerebellar artery. The internal auditory artery is also supplying the first labyrinthine segment of the facial nerve, proximal to the geniculate ganglion.

The second (tympanic) and third (mastoid) segments of the facial nerve are supplied by the “facial arcade” (i.e., an anastomotic circle that derives its supply anteriorly from the petrosal branch of the MMA and posteriorly from the stylomastoid branch of the posterior auricular artery). The stylomastoid branch can also arise from a common trunk of the posterior auricular artery and occipital artery, a variation seen in 50% of patients. The petrosal branch originates from the MMA distal to the foramen spinosum and courses posteriorly along with the superficial petrosal nerve to join the geniculate ganglion. The arcade toward the stylomastoid artery follows the intrapetrous facial nerve in the facial canal, horizontally at the tympanic portion, and then vertically at the mastoid portion.

The petrous branch of the MMA represents the dominant supply in the vast majority of cases; however, in some cases of dAVF in this region, both arteries are able to supply the facial nerve (refer also to Case 5’s Fig. 5.4 for an example). Other arterial supply to the tympanic cavity may anastomose with the facial arcade and may be involved in dural arteriovenous shunts along the petrous ridge, including the infratympanic artery (branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery), the anterior tympanic artery (branch of the maxillary artery), and the carotico-

tympanic artery (branch of the ICA). Classically, there is no anastomosis between the internal auditory artery and the petrous branch of the MMA ( Fig. 28.6; Fig. 28.7; Fig. 28.8).

28.2.5 Cranial Nerves IX, X, XI, and XII

In their intraforaminal course, the nerves coursing through the pars nervosa of the jugular foramen (IX and X) are supplied by the jugular branch of the neuromeningeal trunk of the ascending pharyngeal artery, which anastomoses with the lateral clival artery of the meningohypophyseal trunk. The accessory spinal nerve is supplied from the musculospinal branch from the neuromeningeal trunk that originates before entering the foramen magnum, and proximal to the odontoid arch. At the level of the hypoglossal canal, the twelfth cranial nerve is supplied by the hypoglossal branch of the neuromeningeal trunk of the ascending pharyngeal artery. This artery anastomoses with the arcade of the dens that derives its supply from the C3 portion of the vertebral artery ( Fig. 28.9).

28.3 Clinical Impact

Particles and liquid embolic materials are the two most commonly used embolization materials employed in the external carotid artery (ECA) system. While the penetration capacity of particles (the most commonly used are Gelfoam, Gelfoam

Fig. 28.9 The lower cranial nerves are supplied by the ascending pharyngeal artery though its posteriorly directed neuromeningeal trunk (white arrow) that anastomoses with the arcade of the dens (black arrow) at the level of the hypoglossal canal.

powder, and polyvinyl alcohol particles) is dependent on their respective sizes, the liquid embolic materials can open and enter not only the small anastomotic channels that are not visualized on the initial angiograms but also the vasa nervorum that supply the cranial nerves, as outlined here. They are

often larger than the potential anastomoses and range from 100 to 300 μm, and may therefore be seen on superselective injections.

Few pathologies may lead to specific involvement of the vascularization of the cranial nerves. Diabetes or viral infections may be responsible for vasculitis of these small vessels and subsequent nerve ischemia and deficit. This is described, for example, in Bell palsy, where the viral involvement is responsible for a breakdown of the hematonervous barrier, resulting in gadolinium enhancement on MRI.

Pearls and Pitfalls

●Vasa nervorum are larger than most of the “dangerous” ex- tracranial–intracranial anastomoses and may be visualized on superselective arterial injections. The major risk is that most of the cranial nerves are supplied by networks of vessels that are in hemodynamic equilibrium, the best example of which is the facial arcade. Embolization of one of the supplying vessels may still result in su cient blood flow to the cranial nerve via the other channel, unless an embolic agent is used that polymerizes slowly, and therefore penetrates deeply into the entire network of vessels, potentially supplying a cranial nerve.

●Transarterial embolization of lesions in the cavernous sinus region requires exquisite knowledge of the arterial supply to cranial nerves III, IV, V, and VI to avoid cranial nerve palsies after liquid embolic embolization in this region.

Further Reading

[1]Blunt MJ. The blood supply of the facial nerve. J Anat 1954; 88: 520–526

[2]El-Khouly H, Fernandez-Miranda J, Rhoton AL, Jr. Blood supply of the facial nerve in the middle fossa: the petrosal artery. Neurosurgery 2008; 62 Suppl 2: ONS297–ONS303, discussion ONS303–ONS304

[3]Geibprasert S, Pongpech S, Armstrong D, Krings T. Dangerous extracranial-in- tracranial anastomoses and supply to the cranial nerves: vessels the neurointerventionalist needs to know. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2009; 30: 1459–1468

[4]Krisht A, Barnett DW, Barrow DL, Bonner G. The blood supply of the intracavernous cranial nerves: an anatomic study. Neurosurgery 1994; 34: 275–279, discussion 279

[5]Ozanne A, Pereira V, Krings T, Toulgoat F, Lasjaunias P. Arterial vascularization of the cranial nerves. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2008; 18: 431–439xii.

29.1 Case Description

29.1.1 Clinical Presentation

A 23-year-old patient with a known family history of recurrent epistaxis presented to the otolaryngology department with recurrent epistaxis. Within the last 24 hours, his hemoglobin level had dropped from 14.6 to 8.5 g/dL despite posterior packing at an outside institution. Given the significant blood loss, an emergency angiography was performed with the intent to embolize.

29.1.2 Radiologic Studies

See Fig. 29.1.

29.1.3 Diagnosis

Nosebleeds resulting from multiple mucocutaneous telangiectasias of the distal sphenopalatine arteries, suggestive of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).

29.2 Anatomy

The vascular supply to the nasal fossa involves both external and internal carotid arterial contributions, with four major contributing vessels involved on each site.

First, the sphenopalatine artery is the major contributor for the posteromedial and posterolateral supply to the nasal fossa.

This vessel is the most important source of supply to the mucoperiosteum of the nose. It originates from the pterygopalatine segment of the maxillary artery. The sphenopalatine artery exits from the superomedial aspect of the pterygopalatine fossa via the sphenopalatine foramen and enters the nasal fossa behind and slightly above the middle concha. It has two major groups of branches: posterior lateral nasal and posterior medial (or septal) branches. The posterior lateral nasal arteries supply the conchae and can anastomose with the anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries superiorly. After the posterior lateral nasal artery has branched o the sphenopalatine artery, its main trunk courses medially along the posterior roof of the nasal cavity. Once the vessel has reached the septum, it gives origin to the posterior medial (or septal) branches that run anteriorly along the midline. The inferior septal branch courses as the nasopalatine artery through the incisive canal to anastomose with the greater palatine artery. Superiorly, small branches run toward the cribriform plate and anastomose with nasal branches of the ethmoidal arteries ( Fig. 29.2).

Second, the anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries supply the superior aspect of the nasal fossa. Both arteries arise from the ophthalmic artery and send numerous small branches through the cribriform plate that anastomose medially and laterally with nasal branches of the sphenopalatine artery and provide a potential collateral pathway between the internal and external carotid circulations, which may be a cause for failed control of epistaxis after external carotid artery (ECA) embolization.