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Middle Cerebral Artery

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The middle cerebral artery (MDA) arises as a secondary branch from the ACA and develops to the largest artery, supplying a large part of the cerebral hemispheres and basal ganglia. The development of the MCA correlates with the great extension of the cortical mantel in the mammalian (Kier 1974). It can be divided into four segments (Figs. 5.1 and 5.2):

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    Gianni Boris Bradac MD (Past director of Neuroradiology Professor Emeritus of Neuroradiology)

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Bradac, G.B. (2014). Middle Cerebral Artery. In: Cerebral Angiography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54404-0_5

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