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ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2024

Investigation of the morphometric characteristics of internal carotid artery between sexes and in patients with intracranial aneurysms.

Yigit Cevik, Hasan Bilen Onan, Huseyin Erdem, Emine Dondu Kizilkanat, Sevinc Puren Yucel, Ozkan Oguz

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Yigit CevikDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, 01330, Turkey. ycevik@cu.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2691-3284
Hasan Bilen OnanDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, 01330, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1486-2782
Huseyin ErdemDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, 01330, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7746-7464
Emine Dondu KizilkanatDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, 01330, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-2540
Sevinc Puren YucelDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, 01330, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5768-3549
Ozkan OguzDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, 01330, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3081-1467
Cukurova University · TR

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purposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the morphometric properties of the internal carotid artery (ICA) by measuring the diameters and angles of its segments and exploring variations related to sex and the presence of aneurysms.

methodsDigital subtraction angiography (DSA) images were utilized from 130 aneurysm patients and 75 non-aneurysm individuals to create 3D ICA models using 3D Slicer software. Segment diameters were measured via Autodesk Meshmixer 3.5.474 and angles were evaluated using ImageJ software.

resultsIn total, DSA images of 130 aneurysm patients and 75 individuals with normally reported carotid systems were evaluated. It was found that the intracranial aneurysms (IAs) were predominantly formed on the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) in males (%43), whereas in females IAs were frequently localized in the C6 segment (31.7%) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) (30.2%). In the control group, the evaluation of gender differences in segment diameters and angles revealed that males had significantly larger C4 and C5 segment diameters (4.62 vs. 4.32 mm and 4.41 vs. 4.09 mm, respectively) and a greater C6 angle (146.9° vs. 139.7°) compared to females. Comparisons between patients with an aneurysm at the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and the control group revealed that the ACA group had wider diameters in the C1 (4.88 vs. 4.53 mm), C3 (4.65 vs. 4.4 mm), C5 (4.51 vs. 4.25 mm), and ACA (2.36 vs. 2.06 mm) segments. Additionally, the ACA group had wider angles in the ACA (104.1° vs. 94.1°) and C6 segments (147.7° vs. 143.3°), whereas the control group exhibited wider angles in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) segment (141.5° vs. 135.5°) compared to the ACA aneurysm group. Patients with anterior cerebral artery (ACA) aneurysms exhibited larger diameters in C1, C3, C5, C6, and ACA segments compared to the control group. Additionally, while the control group had larger MCA angle, patients with ACA aneurysms had larger angles in C6 segment and ACA.

conclusionOur results demonstrated that formation of aneurysms is affected by anatomical configuration of the ICA as well as sex characteristics, particularly regarding the ACA and MCA bifurcation angles, which showed associations with aneurysms in the respective branches.

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Angiography, Digital SubtractionCarotid Artery, InternalImaging, Three-DimensionalIntracranial AneurysmAdultAgedAnatomic VariationAnterior Cerebral ArteryCase-Control StudiesCerebral AngiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSex Factors3D modelingAneurysm pathophysiologyInternal carotid arteryIntracranial aneurysmMorphologySex-based analysis

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