期刊
NEUROSURGERY
卷 64, 期 4, 页码 622-630出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000341529.11231.69
关键词
Intracranial aneurysm; Morphology; Parent vessel diameter; Rupture risk; Size ratio
资金
- NIBIB NIH HHS [R01 EB002873] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [R01 NS043924, K25 NS047242, K25 NS047242-04] Funding Source: Medline
OBJECTIVE: The effectiveness of intracranial aneurysm (IA) size as a predictor for rupture has been debated. We recently performed a retrospective analysis of IA morphology and found that a new index, namely, aneurysm-to-parent vessel size ratio (SR), was strongly correlated with IA rupture, with 77% of ruptured IAs showing an SR of more than 2, and 83% of unruptured IAs showing an SR of 2 or less. As hemodynamics have been implicated in both IA development and rupture, we examine how varying SR influences intra-aneurysmal hemodynamics. METHODS: One sidewall and 1 terminal IA were virtually reconstructed from patient 3-dimensional angiographic images. In 2 independent in silico experiments, the SIR was varied from 1.0 to 3.5 by virtually changing either aneurysm size or vessel diameter while keeping the other parameter constant. Pulsatile computational fluid dynamics simulations were performed on each model for hemodynamics analysis. RESULTS: Low SIR (<= 2) aneurysm morphology consistently demonstrated simple flow patterns with a single intra-aneurysmal vortex, whereas higher SR (>2) aneurysm morphology presented multiple vortices and complex flow patterns. The aneurysm luminal area that was exposed to low wall shear stress increased with increasing SR. Complex flow, multiple vortices, and low aneurysmal wall shear stress have been associated with ruptured IAs in previous studies. CONCLUSION: Higher SR, irrespective of aneurysm type and absolute aneurysm or vessel size, gives rise to flow patterns typically observed in ruptured IAs. These results provide hemodynamic support for the existing correlation of SR with rupture risk.
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