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. 2009 Nov-Dec;30(10):1955–1962. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1724

Table 4:

Prevalence of anatomic variations of the CoW in a group of 50 term-born infants (24 with normal MR imaging findings and 26 with abnormal MR imaging findings)

Term (normal MRI) Term (abnormal MRI) P Value
Completeness of CoW 9 in 24 (37.5%) 11 in 26 (42.3%) .477
AcomA absence/hypoplasia 6 in 24 (25%) 6 in 26 (23.1%) .567
PcomA absence/hypoplasia 13 in 48 (27%) 18 in 52 (34.6%) .276
A1 segment of ACA absence/hypoplasia 5 in 48 (10.4%) 1 in 52 (1.9%) .053*
P1 segment of PCA absence/hypoplasia 4 in 48 (8.3%) 3 in 52 (5.7%) .455
Fetal-type origin of PCA 14 in 48 (29%) 12 in 52 (23%) .321
Transitional-configuration origin of PCA 6 in 48 (12.5%) 5 in 52 (9.6%) .443
Bilateral fetal-type origin 8 in 14 (57.1%) 6 in 12 (50%) .512
Bilaterally absent PcomA 6 in 13 (46.2%) 14 in 18 (77.8%) .076
*

Statistically significant.