"Saltzman type I: PPTA supplies the distal vertebrobasilar arteries. The posterior communicating artery is absent and the caudal basilar is absent or hypoplastic with hypoplastic distal vertebral arteries."
"In utero, the trigeminal artery supplies the basilar artery before the development of the posterior communicating and vertebral arteries. The PPTA arises from the junction between petrous and cavernous segments of the internal carotid artery, and runs posterolaterally along the trigeminal nerve (41%), or crosses over or through the dorsum sellae (59%). Vertebral, posterior communicating and caudal basilar arteries are often hypoplastic."
"Saltzman type III: PPTA does not join the basilar artery, instead directly terminating as the"
"CT/MR angiography"
Expected headings
"Classification"
"CT/MR angiography"
"There are 3 types of PPTA 5:"
"There is an association with intracranial aneurysms and vascular malformations."