cer·e·bel·lar ar·ter·ies

an artery related to and supplying the cerebellum. See: anterior inferior cerebellar artery, posterior inferior cerebellar artery, superior cerebellar artery.

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cer·e·bel·lar ar·te·ries

(serĕ-belăr ahrtĕr-ēz)

Those related to and supplying the cerebellum.

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(c) Left internal carotid injection in late arterial phase showing a PTA that supplies the anterior inferior cerebellar arteries (AICA) and inferior vermian (arrow) and hemispheric (arrowhead) branches of posterior inferior cerebellar arteries (PICA).

Variant PTA Terminating in Cerebellar Artery, Associated with Multiple Aneurysms

Anterior Inferior Cerebellar and Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Arteries, November 2011, http://www.anatomyatlases.org/AnatomicVariants/ Cardiovascular/Text/Arteries/CerebellarAntPostInferior.shtml.

Normal anatomical features and variations of the vertebrobasilar circulation and its branches: an analysis with 64-detector row CT and 3T MR angiographies

The admission CT was significant, with multiple bilateral cerebellar infarctions in the distribution of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA), and possibly the posterior inferior cerebellar arteries (PICA).

Stroke following vertebral artery dissection: a case study

The posterior inferior cerebellar arteries arise from the vertebral arteries and supply the lateral medulla and inferior part of the cerebellum.

Pathophysiology and mechanisms of acute ischemic stroke

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