Superior cerebellar cistern

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The superior cerebellar cistern is located in the posterior cranial fossa on the superior surface of the cerebellar surface.

Anatomy

The superior cerebellar cistern contains branches of the superior cerebellar artery (SCA)[^1] and is adjacent to the cisterna magna and quadrigeminal cistern[^1].

Imaging

Cisterna cerebelli superior on a MRI
Illustration of the superior cisterna cerebelli (red arrow) in the sagittal MRI image.