Title
Anatomic features of paraclinoid aneurysms: Computed tomography angiography study of 144 aneurysms in 136 consecutive patients
Date Issued
01 December 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rafiei A.
Hafez A.
Jahromi B.R.
Kivisaari R.
Canato B.
Colasanti R.
Fransua S.
Lehto H.
Andrade-Barazarte H.
Hernesniemi J.
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
Background: Paraclinoid aneurysms are among the most challenging aneurysms to treat. Computed tomography (CT) angiography helps in evaluating the radiological characteristics of these aneurysms next to bony structures. Objective: To present the CT angiography characteristics of paraclinoid aneurysms in order to better understand such pathology. Methods: The study examined CT angiography-based anatomical characteristics obtained retrospectively from 136 patients with 144 paraclinoid aneurysms selected from single-defined catchment populations in Finland. We examined the diameters of the parent artery (internal carotid artery), the location of the aneurysm, its dimensions (width, height, neck), and aneurysm wall irregularity. Results: We analyzed 144 paraclinoid aneurysms in 136 patients admitted to the hospital during 2000-2014. Multivariable analysis reveals that rupture aneurysms have the following radiological features: aneurysm larger than 5 mm in diameter (P = .006), irregular wall (P = .046), superior location, larger aspect ratio (P = .039), and neck wider than parent artery (P < .001). Conclusion: Smaller diameter of the internal carotid artery and superior location, as well as a large and irregular aneurysm wall, are radiological characteristics of ruptured paraclinoid aneurysms, which CT angiography can measure easily.
Start page
949
End page
956
Volume
81
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Neurología clínica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85042153822
PubMed ID
Source
Clinical Neurosurgery
ISSN of the container
00694827
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