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Table 3 Evaluation of aneurysm occlusion

From: The implications of magnetic resonance angiography artifacts caused by different types of intracranial flow diverters

 

Total (n = 85)

Nitinol (n = 55)

Chromium-Cobalt (n = 30)

 

TOF-MRA

DSA

TOF-MRA

DSA

TOF-MRA

DSA

Montreal scale

Total occlusiona

44 (52%)

39 (46%)

27 (49%)

26 (47%)

17 (57%)

13 (43%)

Neck remnantb

5 (6%)

5 (6%)

3 (6%)

2 (4%)

2 (6%)

3 (10%)

Aneurysm remnantc

36 (42%)

41 (48%)

25 (45%)

27 (49%)

11 (37%)

14 (47%)

Two-graded simplified scale

Occludeda

44 (52%)

39 (46%)

27 (49%)

26 (47%)

17 (57%)

13 (43%)

Remnantb+c

41 (48%)

46 (54%)

28 (51%)

29 (53%)

13 (43%)

17 (57%)

  1. a “Total occlusion” and “occluded” represent the same group of patients with total aneurysmal occlusion per the Montreal aneurysm occlusion scale
  2. b+c Total number of “Neck remnants" (b) and "Aneurysm remnants" (c) per the Montreal aneurysm occlusion scale