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Quantification of the Human Cerebrovasculature: A 7Tesla and 320-Row CT In Vivo Study.
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PMID:  23321844     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Human cerebrovasculature has not been quantified in volume, length, and vascular-brain relationships. We investigated this using imaging.
METHODS: From 0.5-mm 7T and 320-row CT acquisitions, 6 arterial and 4 venous systems were reconstructed, measured, and analyzed.
RESULTS: The ratio of the volume of arterial to venous system is approximately 1:3. The ratio of the volume of dural sinuses to vasculature is 1:2. The ratio of the posterior (PCA) to anterior (ACA) to middle cerebral artery (MCA) is 1:2:4 in volume and length. Ratios of left to right vessels are 1:1 for arteries and veins. Ratios of branching frequency for the ACA, MCA, and PCA are 1:1:1. The branching frequency ratio for superficial to deep veins is 1:2. The MCA occupies 1/2 of arterial length and 1/4 of vascular length. The ratio of the length of superficial to deep veins is 1:1 and each is equal to 1/4 of the vascular length. The ratio of cerebrovasculature to brain volume is 2.5%.
CONCLUSIONS: Despite its enormous complexity, cerebrovasculature is characterized by 4 approximate proportions, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, and their combinations, 1:1:1 and 1:2:4.
Authors:
Wieslaw Lucjan Nowinski; Fiftarina Puspitasari; Ihar Volkau; William W Orrison; Michael V Knopp
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of computer assisted tomography     Volume:  37     ISSN:  1532-3145     ISO Abbreviation:  J Comput Assist Tomogr     Publication Date:  2013 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2013-01-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7703942     Medline TA:  J Comput Assist Tomogr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  117-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
From the *Biomedical Imaging Lab, Agency for Science Technology and Research, Singapore; †Nevada Imaging Centers, Las Vegas, Nevada; and ‡Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University, Wright Center of Innovation, Columbus, OH.
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