Table 2:

Comparison of geometric features in rabbit aneurysms (N = 51) and human aneurysms

Geometric FeaturesRabbit AneurysmsHuman Aneurysmsa
MeanRangeMeanRange
D (mm)5.27 ± 1.022.46–7.86Ruptured 4.87 ± 1.86; unruptured 4.81 ± 1.37101–11.49
N (mm)4.12 ± 1.012.35–7.08Ruptured 3.79 ± 1.58; unruptured 4.25 ± 1.3810; ruptured 4.1 ± 1.1; unruptured 4.1 ± 1.241.1–12.99
H (mm)7.98 ± 2.792.50–14.10Ruptured 6.55 ± 3.80; unruptured 5.13 ± 1.54101.5–22.69
DPPA (mm)4.01 ± 0.553.10–5.25Internal carotid: 3.56 mm; basilar: 3.23 mm9; internal carotid: 4.7 mm4
DDPA (mm)3.26 ± 0.512.5–4.23
V (mm3)146 ± 9818–478Ruptured 146 ± 219; unruptured 84 ± 591013–70010
S (mm2)142 ± 6640–331Ruptured 122 ± 128; unruptured 83 ± 4110; ruptured 256 ± 351; unruptured 124 ± 110426–44210
BF (D/N)1.31 ± 0.241.00–1.91Ruptured 1.387 ± 0.492; unruptured 1.156 ± 0.17110; 1.91 ± 0.8690.79–6.359
D/h0.72 ± 0.250.41–1.781.11 ± 0.2990.49–1.809
AR (H/N)2.01 ± 0.760.56–3.98Ruptured 1.85 ± 0.79; unruptured 1.27 ± 0.4010; 1.86 ± 0.869; ruptured 2.0 ± 0. 9; unruptured 1.5 ± 0.840.60–5.539
NSI0.28 ± 0.030.15–0.36Ruptured 0.233 ± 0.061; unruptured 0.156 ± 0.058100.073–0.3210
  • a From published results.