The main objective of this study is to provide an accurate anatomical basis for the interpretation of normal and abnormal cerebral angiograms in both arterial and venous phases. Since knowledge of the detailed anatomy of the cerebral vasculature and the cerebral gyral and sulcal pattern is the basis for angiographic interpretation and the angiograms are, in general, still the single most important and decisive preoperative neuroradiological procedure for neurosurgeons, it is important, even after emergence of CT scans, to know the anatomico-radiological correlations of cerebral vessels. This will be supplemented by daily analysis of routine cerebral angiograms in both arterial and venous phases. This will be supplemented by comparison with routine CT scan performed as part of clinical work-up on the same patient and by injection of cerebral vessels of normal and abnormal brains in postmortem room. Analysis of roentgenograms and dissection of specimens are then made in order to identify hitherto unrecognized anatomico-radiological correlations. It should be noted that neither angiograms nor CT scans are performed for research purpose. They are performed only when they are clinically indicated in the care of patients. Neither living human subjects nor tissue from living human subjects will therefore be involved in this research project.
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