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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

Impact of craniocervical junction abnormality on vertebral artery hemodynamics: based on computational fluid dynamics analysis.

Zeyuan Zhang, Xin Ai, Yuanzhi Xu, Yuqiang Wang, Shuhao Zhang, Yao Zhao, Ruifang Zhou, Rui Tang, Limin Wang, Yilin Liu

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zeyuan ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Xin AiDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yuanzhi XuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yuqiang WangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Shuhao ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yao ZhaoDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Ruifang ZhouSchool of Mathematics and Information Sciences, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China.
Rui TangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Limin WangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yilin LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNZhongyuan University of Technology · CN

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Abstract

Background and purpose: A three-dimensional reconstruction and data analysis of the vertebral artery (VA) with craniocervical junction abnormality (CJA) was performed by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based on images to assess the impact of CJA on vertebral artery hemodynamics. Methods: Retrospective analysis of combined head and neck computed tomography angiography (CTA) images of 60 patients with CJA and 60 normal patients admitted to our department from January 2018 to June 2022. The VA was reconstructed in three dimensions using CFD-related software, and the results were visualized to derive vertebral artery lumen diameter (D), peak systolic velocity (PSV), mean blood flow velocity (MV), wall pressure (P), wall shear stress (WSS), normalized WSS (NWSS), etc. Statistical analysis was used to analyze whether the data related to hemodynamics in the CJA group and the control group were statistically significant. Results: The lumen diameter of the vertebral artery in the CJA group were less than the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (3.354 ± 0.562 vs. 3.744 ± 0.520, Conclusion: In the complex CJA, the possibility of hemodynamic variation in the VAs is higher than in the normal population. The hemodynamic aspects of the vertebral artery in patients with CJA, such as diameter, flow velocity, flow, wall pressure and shear force, differ from those in the normal population and may lead to the occurrence of clinical symptoms, such as dizziness, so preoperative examinations such as combined head and neck CTA should be performed to clarify the vascular abnormalities.

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computational fluid dynamicscomputed tomography angiographycraniocervical junction abnormalitydizzinessvertebral artery

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