Nitin Agarwal1, Nihar B Gala1, Osamah J Choudhry1, Rachid Assina1, Charles J Prestigiacomo2, Ennis J Duffis1, Chirag D Gandhi3. 1. Department of Neurological Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA. 2. Department of Neurological Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Department of Radiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA. 3. Department of Neurological Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Department of Radiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Electronic address: gandhich@umdnj.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Intracranial aneurysms are a public health issue with a potential for rupturing, causing significant morbidity/mortality. The prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, including those that are asymptomatic, varies widely, as it has been determined through autopsy studies as well as conventional angiography. However, computed tomography angiography, a less invasive procedure, has replaced the use of conventional angiography in the recent decades. The objective of the present study is to determine the prevalence of incidental aneurysms. METHODS: The present study reviews all computed tomography angiography cases within the past decade at a single institution. RESULTS: Of 2195 cases included in the study, 39 (1.8%) were found to have asymptomatic unruptured aneurysms. CONCLUSIONS: The numbers of asymptomatic incidental aneurysms have increased.
OBJECTIVE:Intracranial aneurysms are a public health issue with a potential for rupturing, causing significant morbidity/mortality. The prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, including those that are asymptomatic, varies widely, as it has been determined through autopsy studies as well as conventional angiography. However, computed tomography angiography, a less invasive procedure, has replaced the use of conventional angiography in the recent decades. The objective of the present study is to determine the prevalence of incidental aneurysms. METHODS: The present study reviews all computed tomography angiography cases within the past decade at a single institution. RESULTS: Of 2195 cases included in the study, 39 (1.8%) were found to have asymptomatic unruptured aneurysms. CONCLUSIONS: The numbers of asymptomatic incidental aneurysms have increased.
Authors: S F Salimi Ashkezari; F Mut; M Slawski; C M Jimenez; A M Robertson; J R Cebral Journal: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Date: 2022-03-24 Impact factor: 3.825