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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2022

Characteristics of Radiation-Related Intracranial Aneurysms: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.

Z-Q Huang, W-J Yang, G Xiao, Z Yang, H Yu, J-W Wu, S-S Li, J-W Zhang, X-W Zhou

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Z-Q HuangFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (Z.-Q.H., W.-J.Y.), University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-6623-5959
W-J YangFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (Z.-Q.H., W.-J.Y.), University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-1993-1860
G XiaoDepartments of Neurosurgery (G.X.).ORCID 0000-0002-9209-8679
Z YangNeurology (Z.Y.).ORCID 0000-0001-9065-5315
H YuDepartment of Radiology (H.Y.), The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8362-3358
J-W WuDepartment of Radiology (J.-W.W.), Fujian Provincial Hospital, Provincial Clinic Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1670-3192
S-S LiDepartment of Radiology (S.-S.L.), The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5838-5028
J-W ZhangMedical Image Center (J.-W.Z., X.-W.Z.), Yuebei People's Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7841-4866
X-W ZhouMedical Image Center (J.-W.Z., X.-W.Z.), Yuebei People's Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province, China xinwe.2019@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5213-4604
Shantou University · CNUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USAffiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University · CNFujian Medical University · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNX-Fab (Germany) · DEZ Urology · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeIntracranial aneurysms, a rare complication of radiation therapy, have been reported mainly in case reports or case series. We performed a multicenter, retrospective cohort study to investigate the characteristics of radiation-induced intracranial aneurysms. MATERIALS AND

methodsData on 2641 patients with intracranial aneurysms were retrospectively collected from 3 hospitals between January 2005 and June 2014. An additional 1519 patients were recruited from a single center between July 2014 and March 2020. Aneurysms in patients with a history of radiation therapy for at least 6 months were defined as radiation-related aneurysms. Patients' demographic profiles, clinical characteristics, and aneurysm parameters detected on CTA were compared between radiation-related and control groups.

resultsOf the 4160 patients, the average age was 57.9 (SD, 13.5) years, 2406 (57.8%) were women, 477 (11.5%) had multiple aneurysms, 3009 (72.3%) had SAH, and 34 (0.8%) had radiation-related aneurysms. The male-to-female ratio in the radiation-related group was significantly higher than that in the control group (2.4:1 versus 0.72:1,

conclusionsCompared with the control group, radiation-related aneurysms are more prone to occur in men and young patients, with a higher percentage of sidewall aneurysms located in the ICA and posterior circulation arteries. Furthermore, SAH is highly prevalent in patients with radiation-induced aneurysms, indicating that dedicated screening for aneurysms after radiation therapy is necessary, but further studies are needed to determine when and how to screen.

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Intracranial AneurysmArteriesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSex Factors

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