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High prevalence of intracranial aneurysms in patients with aortic dissection or aneurysm: feasibility of extended aorta CT angiography with involvement of intracranial arteries

Authors
 Dahye Lee  ;  Sung Jun Ahn  ;  Eun-Suk Cho  ;  Yong Bae Kim  ;  Suk-Won Song  ;  Woo Sang Jung  ;  Sang Hyun Suh 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF NEUROINTERVENTIONAL SURGERY, Vol.9(10) : 1017-1021, 2017 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF NEUROINTERVENTIONAL SURGERY
ISSN
 1759-8478 
Issue Date
2017
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have suggested a higher prevalence of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) in patients with aortic aneurysms (AAs).

OBJECTIVE: To carry out a preliminary study to evaluate the prevalence of IAs in these patients and the diagnostic feasibility of extended aorta CT angiography (CTA), including intracranial arteries as well as the aorta.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all patients with a clinical diagnosis of AA or aortic dissection (AD) who had undergone aorta CTA as well as MR angiography, CTA, and/or DSA of the brain between 2009 and 2014. Since 2012, the extended aorta CTA protocol has been applied in these patients. Characteristics of IAs were classified with baseline clinical data. For quantitative and qualitative assessment by two independent raters, brain images obtained by extended aorta CTA and brain CTA were compared. The radiation dose of the two aorta protocols was compared.

RESULTS: The prevalence of IA was 22.2% (35/158). All IAs were detected by extended aorta CTA, except one small aneurysm (<3 mm). The mean vascular attenuation value between brain images showed no difference (p=0.83), but the contrast-to-noise ratio was significantly lower in extended aorta CTA (p<0.001). In qualitative assessment, the interobserver agreement was substantial (k=0.79). For the radiation dose, the dose-length product of the extended aorta CTA increased with increment of the scan range (p=0.048).

CONCLUSIONS: With a high prevalence of IAs in patients with ADs or AAs, extended aorta CTA could be used to evaluate aorta disease and IA in a single session. However, further prospective studies are needed to prove efficacy and safety of the extended aorta CTA protocol in patients with AAs or ADs.
Full Text
http://jnis.bmj.com/content/9/10/1017
DOI
10.1136/neurintsurg-2016-012619
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurosurgery (신경외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (흉부외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Yong Bae(김용배) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2262-7157
Suh, Sang Hyun(서상현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7098-4901
Song, Suk Won(송석원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9850-9707
Ahn, Sung Jun(안성준) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0075-2432
Lee, Dahye(이다혜)
Jung, Woo Sang(정우상)
Cho, Eun Suk(조은석)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/155821
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