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- Title
Retrospective analysis of image characteristics of 76 cases of cerebral vascular fenestrations.
- Authors
Luyao Xu; Xiaodi Chen; Wei Xiang; Hongchun Wei; Zhigang Liang
- Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to summarize the clinical and imaging features of cerebral vascular fenestration and to explore the association between cerebral vascular fenestration and cerebral infarction and aneurysm. Materials and methods: The computed tomography angiography (CTA), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) imaging data of 76 cases of cerebral vascular fenestration from January 2021 and December 2021 in the Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affliated to Qingdao University were analyzed. The general information was described. The location, morphology, and size of cerebral vascular fenestration were described. The association between cerebral vascular fenestration and infarction and aneurysm was analyzed. Results: Among 76 patients, a total of 80 fenestrations were detected (two patients had three fenestrations), and basilar artery fenestration was the most common (28/80). The fenestration <5mm was 43/80, 5-10mm was 12/80, and 10mm was 25/80. Moreover, 19 patients had other vascular diseases: 10 with aneurysms, 5 with moyamoya diseases, and 4 with cerebral artery dissections. Except for one aneurysm at the site of the fenestration, other aneurysms were separate from the fenestrations. In addition, 37 patients had cerebral infarctions, of which 16 had cerebral infarctions in the blood supply area of the arterial fenestration. Among these 16 patients, there was more cerebral infarction in posterior circulation than in anterior circulation.However, no statistically significant differences were detected in the risk factors between the fenestration-relevant cerebral infarctions group and the non-fenestration-relevant cerebral infarctions group. Conclusion: In our study, cerebral vascular fenestration occurred most frequently in the basilar artery and may be combined with other vascular diseases. Fenestration in posterior circulation may be related to cerebrovascular diseases. Nonetheless, no clear clinical relevance was observed between fenestration and cerebral infarction. Also, we did not find a definite association between fenestration and aneurysm. For fenestration patients with cerebral infarctions, long-term antiplatelet and statin therapy may be safe and effective.
- Subjects
IMAGE analysis; CEREBRAL infarction; MAGNETIC resonance angiography; DIGITAL subtraction angiography; CEREBROVASCULAR disease; BASILAR artery
- Publication
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022, Vol 13, p1
- ISSN
1664-2295
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fneur.2022.986167