Relationship between aneurysm flow pattern type and various anatomic characteristics
Flow Pattern | Type I | Type II | Type III | Type IV |
---|---|---|---|---|
Morphology | ||||
Lateral | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Bifurcation | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Terminal | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Fusiform | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Lobulation | ||||
Single | 23 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Multiple | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Size | ||||
Small | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Medium | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
Large | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Aspect ratio | ||||
Small | 19 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Large | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Location | ||||
ICA | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
MCA | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Pcom | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
ACA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Posterior | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Note.—ICA indicates internal carotid artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; Pcom, posterior communicating artery; ACA, anterior cerebral artery.