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. 2024 May 30;16(5):e61393. doi: 10.7759/cureus.61393

Table 2. Results of the assessment of the vascular loop of AICA in CPA and IAC.

The data are represented as frequency (n), percentage (%), and mean. Sample size of the study, n = 228.

AICA = anterior inferior cerebellar artery; CPA = cerebellopontine angle; IAC = internal auditory canal

Variable Radiologist 1, n (%) Radiologist 2, n (%) Mean, n (%)
Presence of the AICA loop No 120 (52.6%) 119 (52.2%) 119.5 (52.4%)
Yes 108 (47.4%) 109 (47.8%) 108.5 (47.6%)
Chavda classification of the AICA loop Type 1 59 (54.6%) 62 (56.9%) 60.5 (55.8%)
Type 2 45 (41.7%) 45 (41.3%) 45 (41.5%)
Type 3 4 (3.7%) 2 (1.8%) 3 (2.7%)