Overlay tool on therapeutic planning for anterior communicating artery aneurysms
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https://doi.org/10.34024/rnc.2021.v29.11158Keywords:
Intracranial aneurysms, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, microsurgeryAbstract
Background. Anatomical variation in the anterior communicating artery complex is one of the challenging points when choosing between endovascular or surgical approach to treat aneurysms in this region. Besides, this is the most common location for aneurysms. Here we present our diagnostic angiography image protocol using the overlay tool to fully understand the anatomical variation of this region which assists in the best therapeutic planning of lesions in this location. Method. The authors performed a review of available data regarding overlay reconstruction tool. Search was conducted via Pubmed and Scielo databases with “overlay tool AND cerebral angiography” as keywords. Articles considered relevant were included in this review, especially those which focused on essential aspects of this specific vascular malformation. Conclusion. The overlay tool from the Allura Xper FD20 (Philips, Best, Netherlands) is an incredible way to better understand the anatomical variation of this region with the fusion of both A1 segments in the same image.
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Accepted 2021-02-08
Published 2021-03-09
