Table 1:

Image-quality ratingsa

Timing of Image AcquisitionVisibility ofScores UnacceptableScores AcceptableScores High
Angiographic run preintervention1) Aneurysm-parent vessel morphology (C1)123
2) Proximal vessel (C2)123
3) Distal vessel (C3)123
Microwire navigation4) Microwire inside aneurysm (C4)123
5) Microwire leaving guide (C5)123
6) Guide tip (C6)123
Microcatheter navigation7) Distal tip of microcatheter in aneurysm (C7)123
8) Guide tip (C6)123
Postcoiling9) Coil inside aneurysm (C8)123
10) Guide tip (C6)123
  • Note:—C indicates criterion.

  • a Used to evaluate the diagnostic quality of both standard cerebral angiograms and cerebral angiograms when the ROI was applied for x-ray dose reduction.