Cistern of lateral cerebral fossa

Subarachnoid cistern formed in front of each temporal lobe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The cistern of lateral cerebral fossa[1] (also cistern of the lateral sulcus, or Sylvian cistern[2]) is an elongated[3] subarachnoid cistern formed by arachnoid mater bridging the lateral sulcus between the frontal, temporal, and parietal opercula. The cistern contains the middle cerebral artery (MCA)[2] and its branches,[4] and the two (i.e. superficial and deep) middle cerebral veins (MCVs).[2]

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Cistern of lateral cerebral fossa
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Latincisterna fossae lateralis cerebri[1]
TA98A14.1.01.210
TA25394
FMA83723
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The cistern is subdivided into three compartments: the superficial opercular compartment (SOC) (most superficial), deep opercular compartment (DOC) (intermediate), and cisternal compartment (CC) (deepest). The SOC contains the superficial MCV, and distal branches of the MCA; the DOC contains the M3 segment of the MCA; the CC contains the M1 and M2 segments of MCA, and the deep MCV.[4]

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