Table 2

Aneurysm characteristics

Aneurysm characteristicResults
Location, % (n/N)
ICA, Extradural1.4% (12/851)
 Cervical 25.0% (3/12)
 Petrous 8.3% (1/12)
 Cavernous 66.7% (8/12)
ICA, Intradural38.0% (323/851)
 Superior Hypophyseal 15.8% (51/323)
 Ophthalmic 22.9% (74/323)
 Posterior Communicating 49.5% (160/323)
 Anterior Choroidal 3.1% (10/323)
 ICA Terminus 8.7% (28/323)
ACA30.7% (261/851)
 Proximal to anterior communicating 3.8% (10/261)
 Anterior communicating 87.4% (228/261)
 Pericallosal 8.8% (23/261)
MCA12.3% (105/851)
 Proximal to MCA bifurcation 14.3% (15/105)
 MCA bifurcation 77.1% (81/105)
 Distal to MCA bifurcation 8.6% (9/105)
Posterior circulation17.6% (150/851)
 Vertebral 8.0% (12/150)
 Basilar trunk 6.0% (9/150)
 PICA 10.7% (16/150)
 AICA 0.7% (1/150)
 SCA 10.0% (15/150)
 Basilar bifurcation 58.0% (87/150)
Distal location*, % (n/N)27.8% (237/851)
Bifurcation location†, % (n/N)49.8% (424/851)
Aneurysm size, % (n/N)
 Giant (>25 mm)0.2% (2/851)
 Large (>10 to ≤25 mm)13.2% (112/851)
 Medium (≥7 to ≤10 mm)25.4% (216/851)
 Small (≥4 to <7 mm)43.9% (374/851)
 Very Small (<4 mm)17.3% (147/851)
Aneurysm neck size, % (n/N)
 Non-wide-neck36.9% (307/833)
 Wide-neck‡63.1% (526/833)
Aneurysm rupture status, % (n/N)
 Ruptured31.0% (264/851)
 Unruptured69.0% (587/851)
  • *Distal locations are defined as aneurysms located in the anterior communicating artery or located distal to the middle cerebral artery (MCA) bifurcation.

  • †Bifurcation locations are defined as ICA terminus, MCA bifurcation, anterior communicating artery, and basilar artery bifurcation.

  • ‡Wide neck defined as neck size ≥4mm or dome-to-neck ratio<2.

  • ACA, Anterior cerebral artery; AICA, Anterior inferior cerebellar artery; ICA, Internal carotid artery; MCA, Middle cerebral artery; PICA, Posterior inferior cerebellar artery; SCA, Superior cerebellar artery.