Posterior fossa vascular territories (illustration)

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis not applicable

Vascular territories of the posterior fossa. 

The cerebellum is essentially supplied by three vessels:

  1. superior cerebellar artery (SCA) (branch of the distal basilar artery)
  2. anterior inferior cerebellar (AICA) (branch of the proximal basilar artery)
  3. posterior inferior cerebellar (PICA) (branch of the distal vertebral artery)

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