Table 4:

Comparison of correlation between Silent MRA and TOF-MRA from the viewpoint of intra-aneurysmal thrombosis after flow-diverter device placement

Intra-Aneurysmal Thrombosis (+) (n = 13)Intra-Aneurysmal Thrombosis (−) (n = 65)P Value
Location (paraclinoid segment/cavernous segment)2:1163:2<.01
Aneurysmal size (mean) (range) (mm)21.7 ± 5.3 (12.6–32.5)13.4 ± 4.4 (8.1–28.7)<.01
Aneurysmal neck diameter (mean) (range) (mm)7.8 ± 3.1 (2.8–15.3)6.3 ± 1.9 (3.3–13.9)<.05
Additional coiling (No.) (%)2 (15.4%)37 (56.9%)<.01
Pipeline diameter (mean) (range) (mm)4.21 ± 0.5 (3–5)4.23 ± 0.6 (3–5).91
Pipeline length (mean) (range) (mm)27.5 ± 7.2 (18–35)20.6 ± 5.4 (16–35)<.01
Silent MRA score (mean)3.5 ± 0.53.1 ± 0.7.10
TOF-MRA score (mean)2.0 ± 0.82.3 ± 0.8.20
  • Note:—+ indicates present; −, absent.