Abstract
The anatomical features of the vertebral artery have been described since the Renaissance. The anatomical description reported two centuries later by Jean Baptiste Bonhomme, practicing as surgeon and anatomist in Avignon, France, during the eighteenth century, shows a very detailed understanding of the trajectory and branches of the vertebral arteries, including the fact that this artery was a major blood supplier of the brain (Figs. 1 and 2). However, the real knowledge of its anatomy could only be assessed after the invention of cerebral angiography, and therefore, anatomy and angiography cannot be separated.
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Fransen, P., Pirotte, B.J.M. (2011). History of vertebral artery surgery. In: Pathology and surgery around the vertebral artery. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-287-89787-0_1
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