Table 2:

Occlusion site and vessel diameter of the anterior cerebral artery

Occlusion SiteTotal (N = 30)Vessel Diameter (mm), mean (SD)No. of Device Passesa, mean (SD)
Proximal pericallosal artery = A2 segment (between AcomA and genu of corpus callosum)7 (23.3%)1.9 (0.4)1.28 (0.69)
Middle pericallosal artery = A3 segment (curving around genu of corpus callosum)
    Inferior segment6 (20%)1.8 (0.2)2 (1.26)
    Anterior segment2 (6.6%)2.1 (0.3)1.5 (0.5)
    Superior segment8 (26.6%)1.7 (0.4)1.57 (0.72)
Distal pericallosal artery
    A4 and A5 segments and distal branches other than CMA5 (16.6%)1.7 (0.4)1 (0)
    CMA2 (6.6%)1.5 (0.1)1 (0)
  • Note:—AcomA indicates anterior communicating artery; CMA, callosomarginal artery.

  • a In patients in whom placement of a stent retriever was possible.