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ArticleInterventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences2026

RAPID aneurysm accurately measures aneurysm size on CT angiography compared to three-dimensional digital subtraction angiography.

Sarah J Snyder, Andrew Gauden, Karen Copeland, Alejandro M Spiotta, Jeremy J Heit

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Sarah J SnyderDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Andrew GaudenDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Karen CopelandBoulder Statistics, Boulder, Steamboat Springs, CO, USA.
Alejandro M SpiottaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charlestown, NC, USA.
Jeremy J HeitDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1055-8000

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BackgroundCerebral aneurysms are often identified and characterized on non-invasive CT Angiography (CTA) images, but digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is the gold standard for aneurysm evaluation.ObjectiveWe compared cerebral aneurysm size measurements as measured from CTA processed by a semi-automated artificial intelligence software program (RAPID Aneurysm) and three-dimensional rotational DSA (3D-DSA).MethodsWe performed a retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients with a cerebral aneurysm who underwent CTA and DSA with 3D reformations. CTA images were processed by RAPID Aneurysm to determine aneurysm height, width, and neck width. The reference standard was aneurysm measurements on 3D-DSA as measured by two neurointerventionalists. Both readers were blinded to RAPID Aneurysm measurements. Correlation and bias between these measurements were determined.ResultsResults from 50 patients with 50 aneurysms were compared. 32 patients (64%) were female. Median age was 65 (IQR: 56.25-71.75). 37 patients (74%) presented with ruptured aneurysms. The aneurysms represented a range of aneurysm sizes (1.9-33.3 mm; IQR 3.6-7.2 mm). RAPID Aneurysm size measurements showed excellent correlation and low bias (correlation, mean difference) when compared to the reference standard for aneurysm height (0.98, -0.9 mm), width (0.98, 0.1 mm), and neck width (0.94, 1.1 mm). The inter-reader comparison between the two neurointerventionalists was similarly excellent for aneurysm height (0.97, -0.4 mm), width (0.98, -0.2 mm), and neck width (0.89, 0.8 mm).ConclusionRAPID Aneurysm measurement of cerebral aneurysm height, width, and neck width on CTA is strongly correlated to expert neurointerventionalist measurements on 3D-DSA.

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Angiography, Digital SubtractionCerebral AngiographyComputed Tomography AngiographyImaging, Three-DimensionalIntracranial AneurysmAgedArtificial IntelligenceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRetrospective StudiesSoftwareAneurysmartificial intelligenceautomatedCTAdigital subtraction angiography (DSA)measurementrupturesize

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PMID38150662
PMCPMC13305585

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