Widening and High Inclination of the Middle Cerebral Artery Bifurcation Are Associated With Presence of Aneurysms | Zendy

Merih I. Baharoglu | Zendy; Alexandra Lauric | Zendy; Mina G. Safain | Zendy; James Hippelheuser | Zendy; Chengyuan Wu | Zendy; Adel M. Malek | Zendy

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Widening and High Inclination of the Middle Cerebral Artery Bifurcation Are Associated With Presence of Aneurysms

Author(s) -

Merih I. Baharoglu,

Alexandra Lauric,

Mina G. Safain,

James Hippelheuser,

Chengyuan Wu,

Adel M. Malek

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.114.005393

Subject(s) - medicine , middle cerebral artery , aneurysm , bifurcation , branching (polymer chemistry) , anatomy , angiography , acute angle , coronal plane , geometry , radiology , cardiology , physics , mathematics , ophthalmology , materials science , ischemia , nonlinear system , quantum mechanics , composite material

The middle cerebral artery (MCA) bifurcation is a preferred site for aneurysm formation. Wider bifurcation angles have been correlated with increased risk of aneurysm formation. We hypothesized a link between the presence of MCA aneurysms and the angle morphology of the bifurcation.

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