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.