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. 2002 Aug;23(7):1199–1205.

Location and size of aneurysms detected only at 3D RA

No. Location* Width × Length × Neck Size, mm Status DSA
Quality Series Sufficient
1 Ophthalmic 1.4 × 2.3 × 2.3 Unruptured Excellent Yes
2 Ophthalmic 1.1 × 0.9 × 0.9 Unruptured Excellent Yes
3 A2 segment of the ACA 1.4 × 1.7 × 1.7 Unruptured Excellent Yes
4 MCA bifurcation 2.2 × 2.2 × 1.6 Ruptured Excellent Yes
5 MCA bifurcation 1.6 × 1.5 × 1.6 Unruptured Excellent Yes
6 MCA bifurcation 2.3 × 2.2 × 2.7 Ruptured Excellent No
7 M1 segment of the MCA 1.1 × 1.5 × 1.5 Unruptured Excellent No
*

ACA indicates anterior cerebral artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery.

The overall quality of the DSA images with respect to the 3D DSA series was graded as excellent, good, sufficient, or insufficient.

The sufficiency of the number of DSA series in diagnosing or excluding an aneurysm was assessed in terms of the following: usefulness for selective catheterization, adequacy in the depiction of all regions of a vascular territory with minimal overlapping, and depiction of the early arterial phase.