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. 2019 Mar;9(3):521–529. doi: 10.21037/qims.2019.03.10

Table 2. Case 2. The flow rate (mL/min) of 15 cerebral arteries from the stroke patient, as acquired by the NOVA system.

Vessel Flow rate Reference (>61 years–old) (15)
Common carotid arteries (CCA)
   Left 384 180–562
   Right 686 172–590
Vertebral arteries (VA)
   Left 70 --
   Right 43 --
Internal cerebral arteries (ICA)
   Left 160 110–352
   Right 187 92–344
   Basilar artery (BA) 69* 77–181
Middle cerebral arteries (MCA)
   Left 124 81–201
   Right 101 67–193
Anterior cerebral arteries (ACA)
   Left 70 --
   Right 87 --
Posterior cerebral artery (PCA)
   Left 63 34–88
   Right 76 31–85
Branch of ACA (ACA2)
   Left 61 25–111
   Right 54 31–101

*, indicates a value lower than the reference value; --, indicates no reference value of flow rate. NOVA, Non-Invasive Optimal Vessel Analysis.