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Treatment decision in ruptured intracranial aneurysms: comparison between multi-detector row CT angiography and
C-A Taschner1, L Thines, M Lernout
1Department of neuroradiology, hôpital Roger-Salengro, CHRU Lille, University Hospital Lille, France. c.taschner@web.de
Objective:
The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of multi-detector row computed tomography angiography (CTA) for the triage of patients with acutely ruptured aneurysms, and to assess how therapeutic decisions based on this method compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA).
Methods:
Twenty-seven consecutive patients with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage were included, and underwent both CTA and DSA. CTA was performed on a 16-detector row CT scanner with a 0.75-mm collimation and a 0.558-beam pitch. Two readers reviewed the CTA data, and two different readers reviewed the DSA data. Aneurysm characteristics were recorded and treatment by surgical clipping or endovascular coil embolization was proposed.
Results:
A total of 24 aneurysms were identified on DSA in 21 patients. Sensitivity and specificity for CTA were 100% and 83%, respectively, on a per-aneurysm-basis. The correlation between DSA and CTA for the determination of sac and neck sizes was very good (r=0.92, and r=0.95, respectively, P<0.0001). Sensitivity and specificity for the detection of arterial branches incorporated into the aneurysmal sac or neck were 50% and 100%, respectively. In three aneurysms, readers judged CTA inappropriate for triage, because peri-aneurysmal branches were not properly visualized. Overall agreement between CTA and DSA regarding the therapeutic decision between surgical clipping and endovascular coil embolization in 24 aneurysms was good (kappa=0.76).
Conclusion:
Multi-detector row CTA provides accurate anatomic information for aneurysm location as well as sac and neck sizes; however, the technique appears to have a low sensitivity in detecting branches incorporated into the aneurysmal sac.
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