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. 2011 Oct;32(9):1751–1755. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A2552

Summary of the morphometric analysis of the tentorial artery

Specimen No. Diameter (mm) Length (mm) Single/Multiple Distance of MHT from Foramen Lacerum (mm) Distance from MHT Origin (mm) Distance from Tentorium Free Margin (mm) Origin from Cavernous ICA
    1. Cadaver 1 (L) 0.6 12.5 Single 7.5 1.7 3.0 No
    2. Cadaver 1 (R) 0.5 17.6 Single 5.9 1.3 5.0 No
    3. Cadaver 2 (L) 0.8 16.1 Single 4.0 Yes
    4. Cadaver 2 (R) 0.6 16.7 Single 11.1 1.3 4.0 No
    5. Cadaver 3 (L) 0.3 23.0 Single 9.0 2.0 3.0 No
    6. Cadaver 3 (R) 0.4 (largest branch) 21.0 (longest branch) Multiple (3) 8.2 1.3 3.5 (most medial branch) No
    7. Cadaver 4 (L) 0.5 13.0 Single 13.2 1.8 3.0 No
    8. Cadaver 4 (R) 0.7 14.5 Single 5.3 1.6 4.7 No
    9. Cadaver 5 (L) 0.6 9.0 Single 15.7 1.9 4.0 No
10. Cadaver 5 (R) 0.5 (larger branch) 10.3 (longer branch) Multiple (2) 12.4 2.3 3.0 (more medial branch) No
    Mean 0.7 ± 0.1 15.4 ± 4.4 9.8 ±3.5 1.7 ± 0.4 3.7 ± 0.7 -