Hypoplastic arteries of the cerebral arterial ring in the blind spot of computed tomography angiography

Trandafilović, Milena (avtor), Milić, Miroslav (avtor), Antovič, Aleksandra (avtor), Stojanović, Ivan (avtor), Pavlović, Voja (avtor), Todorović, Stefan (avtor), Drevenšek, Gorazd (avtor), Vasović, Ljiljana (avtor), Pavlović, Miljana (avtor), Drevenšek, Martina (avtor)

Background: Some variations of the cerebral arterial circle (CAC) are associated with an increased risk for the development of various pathological conditions. This paper aimed to determine the prevalence of hypoplastic arteries of CAC and to emphasize the limited possibility of their visualization by computed tomography angiography (CTA). Materials and methods: The research was performed on 400 adult cadavers by macro- and microdissection of the cerebral arteries. Each case was photographed and the diameter of the arteries was measured digitally, by analyzing photographs of the bases of the brain in the ImageJ program. Results: The largest prevalence of artery diameter <1mm (<0.6mm) in CAC had the posterior communicating artery (PCoA). PCoA on the left side was hypoplastic in 44.9% (11.4%) of cases, while the same artery on the right side was hypoplastic in 44.3% (6.6%) of cases. The posterior cerebral artery was hypoplastic on the left side in 3% (0.6%) and on the right side in 4.2% (0.6%) of cases. The anterior cerebral artery had a hypoplastic caliber only on the right side in 2.4% (0.6%) of the cases, while the internal carotid arteries did not have a diameter <1mm in any case. The anterior communicating artery showed the greatest variability in morphology. Studies on CTA describe the occurrence of aplasia in a statistically significantly higher percentage, and the occurrence of hypoplastic arteries in a statistically significantly lower percentage compared to studies on cadavers. Conclusions: Due to significant differences between cadaveric and radiological studies, it is necessary to analyze their results regarding arterial hypoplasia and aplasia separately. A diameter of less than 1 mm has been suggested as a criterion for arterial hypoplasia.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: adult human cadaver, brain base, hypoplasia, computed tomography angiography, cerebral arterial circle
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: MF - Medicinska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: str. 589-596
• Številčenje: Vol. 83, no. 3, art. 96767
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-183263
• UDK: 616.1
• ISSN pri članku: 1644-3284
• DOI: 10.5603/fm.96767
• COBISS.SI-ID: 208557315
• Datum objave v RUL: 10.06.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Folia Morphologica
• Skrajšan naslov: Folia Morphol.
• Založnik: Via Medica
• ISSN: 1644-3284
• COBISS.SI-ID: 154329347

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• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
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Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: truplo odraslega človeka, možganska baza, hipoplazija, računalniška tomografija angiografija, možganski arterijski krog