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BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 63-70Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701630108
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aneurysm clip; computed tomography angiography; digital subtraction angiography; intracranial aneurysm; postoperative evaluation
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The goal of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of 16-row multislice computed tomography angiography (CTA) compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in the detection of aneurysm remnants and arterial patency after clipping of intracranial aneurysms. Thirty-seven consecutive patients with 40 clipped aneurysms (39 of which had ruptured) were studied with the aid of postoperative CTA and DSA. CTA was performed with a 16-row multislice CT scanner by using collimation of 0.75mm. Two neuroradiologists evaluated the image quality of CTA and the presence of the residual aneurysms with a 5-point rating scale. DSA was considered a reference standard. Two aneurysms with incomplete closure were identified by the 16-slice CTA reconstructions. With 16-slice CTA, there were no false-positive results of an aneurysm with incomplete closure in any patient. Arterial patency could be reliably evaluated close to the clip. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 16-slice CTA for aneurysm occlusion and arterial patency were 100% [97.5% confidence interval (CI): 15.8-100%], 100% (97.5% CI: 90.7-100%) and 100% (97.5% CI: 91.2-100%), respectively. The positive and negative predictive values were 100 and 100%, respectively. The mean duration of the examination was 12min for CTA and 40min for DSA (p < 0.05). Sixteen-slice CTA was highly cost effective (p < 0.05). Sixteen-slice CTA is a valuable non-invasive diagnostic modality for the assessment of aneurysm remnants and arterial patency in patients after aneurysm clipping. Its high sensitivity and low cost warrant its use for postoperative routine control examinations following clip placement on an aneurysm.
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