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. 2019 Jun;112(6):809–849. doi: 10.5935/abc.20190106

*Table 26.

Vasospasm classification

Artery: MCA MFV (cm/s) Lindegaard ratio
Mild 120 to 130 3 to 6
Moderate 130 to 200 3 to 6
Severe > 200 > 6
Artery: ACA > 50% of MFV in 24h
Artery: PCA > 110
Artery: VA > 80
Artery: basilar   Soustiel ratio
Mild 80 to 95 2 to 2.49
Moderate > 85 2.5 to 2.99
Severe > 115 > 3

MCA: middle cerebral artery; ACA: anterior cerebral artery; PCA: posterior cerebral artery; VA: vertebral artery. Note: Lindegaard ratio is the ratio between the highest mean flow velocity (MFV) in the middle cerebral artery (M1) and MFV in the ipsilateral extracranial internal carotid. Soustiel ratio is the ratio between vertebral MFV and basilar MFV.