Surgical Anatomy of Supratentorial Midline Lesions
Surgical Anatomy of Supratentorial Midline Lesions
Surgical Anatomy of Supratentorial Midline Lesions
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Arteries <strong>of</strong> the insula<br />
FIG. 7. Photographs <strong>of</strong> brain specimens. Upper: The perforator-like insular artery (arrow) supplies the insular apex<br />
(ia). Lower: Coronal section is shown <strong>of</strong> the left cerebral hemisphere through the sylvian vallecula. The perforator-like<br />
insular artery (arrow) originates from the M 2 segment and supplies the insular cortex, extreme capsule (exc), claustrum<br />
(c), and external capsule (ec). cc = corpus callosum; cg = cingulate gyrus; cn = caudate nucleus; p = putamen. See previous<br />
figure legends for additional abbreviations.<br />
J. Neurosurg. / Volume 92 / April, 2000<br />
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