Characteristics of well-healed aneurysms
Characteristics |
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Anatomic/angiographic |
Increased packing attenuation |
Smaller aneurysm volume |
High aspect ratio |
Histologic |
Complete thrombus formation |
Myofibroblast infiltration |
Collagen deposition in aneurysm dome |
Complete endothelialized neointimal layer |
Molecular |
Osteopontin expression |
Cell-signaling and cell-adhesion molecule expression |
C-reactive protein |
Fibronectin expression |
Expression of inhibitors of apoptosis |