Table 3:
Number of studies reporting the different histologic techniques (tissue-processing procedure, conventional staining, IHC, SEM) and the use of scoring technique
| Species, Aneurysm (No. of studies) | Studies with Histology, No. (%)a | Plastic Inclusion, No. (%)b | Paraffin Inclusion, No. (%)b | Stains, No. (%)b | IHC, No. (%)b | SEM, No. (%)b | Scoring Technique, No. (%)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canine, lateral wall (43)c | 37 (86) | 15 (40) | 24 (65) | 37 (100) | 9 (24) | 12 (32%) | 4 (11) |
| Canine, bifurcation (21)c | 19 (90) | 8 (42) | 11 (58) | 19 (100) | 8 (42) | 4 (21%) | 2 (10) |
| Swine, lateral wall (31) | 26 (84) | 10 (38) | 19 (73) | 25 (96) | 8 (30) | 4 (15%) | 7 (27) |
| Rabbit, lateral wall (7) | 4 (57) | 0 | 4 (100) | 4 (100) | 3 (75) | 1 (25%) | 0 |
| Rabbit, bifurcation (10) | 8 (80) | 2 (25) | 6 (75) | 8 (100) | 1 (12) | 3 (37%) | 0 |
| Rabbit, elastase (27) | 26 (96) | 14 (54) | 17 (65) | 26 (100) | 5 (19) | 4 (15%) | 10 (38) |
| Total (139) | 120 (86) | 49 (41) | 81 (67.5) | 119 (99) | 34 (28) | 27 (22.5) | 23 (19) |
a
Percentage of studies in aneurysms of each animal species.
b
Percentage of studies with histology.
c
Nine studies reported on both lateral wall and bifurcation aneurysms.