Fig. 1From: Decreased outlet angle of the superior cerebellar artery as indicator for dolichoectasia in late onset Pompe diseaseBasilar artery (BA) and the outlet angle of the superior cerebellar artery (SUCA) Assessment of the BA length and bifurcation height and SUCA outlet angle. a) A 57 year old male control patient with normal height of the BA bifurcation (grade 0 according to Smoker criteria [8]) and nearly perpendicular SUCA outlet from the basilar artery (angle right: 85°, angle left: 75°; SUCA outlet angle of 160° as defined by sum of left and right side). b) A 61 year old female LOPD patient with dilated basilar artery, cranial shifted BA bifurcation indenting the third ventricle and hypothalamus (*, grade 3 according to Smoker’s criteria [8]) and low SUCA outlet angle (angle right: 48°, angle left: 31°; SUCA outlet angle of 79° as defined by sum of left and right side). Schematic drawings indicate measurements of SUCA outlet angles (red angles) and measurements of basilar artery: anatomic length (line a) and linear length (line b)Back to article page