Root of the Neck and Extracranial Vessel Anatomy

Osama Raslan; Tarik F Massoud; Lotfi Hacein-Bey

doi:10.1016/j.nic.2022.07.023

Root of the Neck and Extracranial Vessel Anatomy

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2022 Nov;32(4):851-873. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2022.07.023. Epub 2022 Sep 5.

Authors

Osama Raslan¹, Tarik F Massoud², Lotfi Hacein-Bey³

Affiliations

¹ Neuroradiology, Radiology Department, University of California Davis Medical School of Medicine, 4860 Y Street, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
² Division of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Center for Academic Medicine, Radiology, MC: 5659, 453 Quarry Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
³ Neuroradiology, Radiology Department, University of California Davis Medical School of Medicine, 4860 Y Street, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. Electronic address: lhaceinbey@yahoo.com.

PMID: 36244727
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2022.07.023

Abstract

The root of the neck is the junctional anatomic structure between the thoracic inlet, the axilla, and the lower neck. The detailed radiological anatomy of this critical area is discussed in this review.

Keywords: Arteries; Lymphatics; Nerves; Root of the neck; Veins.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Neck* / anatomy & histology
Neck* / diagnostic imaging