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The length of the intracranial vertebral artery (VA), the basilar artery (BA) and the distance from the mid-basilar artery to the posterior cerebral artery (mBA-PCA) was recorded. Vessel diameter was measured at the proximal and distal ends of these vessel lengths. Vessel taper was calculated as the change in diameter in millimeters per centimeter of length.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean lengths of the intracranial VA, the BA and the mBA-PCA were 40\u00b110.6\u2005mm, 27.3\u00b15.7\u2005mm and 25.6\u00b14.3\u2005mm, respectively. The proximal and distal diameters were 3.9\u00b10.8\u2005mm and 2.8\u00b10.6\u2005mm for the VA and 3.6\u00b10.6\u2005mm and 3.1\u00b10.5\u2005mm for the BA, respectively. The mean mid-BA diameter and the proximal PCA diameter were 3.2\u00b10.5\u2005mm and 2.2\u00b10.4\u2005mm, respectively. There was a significant increase in arterial caliber in patients aged \u226560\u2005years compared with those aged 40\u201359\u2005years. Men also tended to have longer vessels with a larger diameter than women.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Advanced software and non-invasive imaging can be used to perform accurate vessel analysis. The posterior circulation measurements showed an increase in arterial caliber with age. 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