Table 2:

Comparison of angioarchitecture and hemodynamics between the unruptured and ruptured AVMs

CharacteristicsUnrupturedRupturedP Value
No. of patients77103
Mean nidus volume (mean) (mL)40.2 (SD, 46.4)13.6 (SD, 21.0)<.001a
Angioarchitecture
 Feeding artery dilation57 (74.0%)51 (49.5%).001a
 Single feeding artery12 (15.6%)35 (34.0%).003a
 Deep venous drainage17 (22.1%)38 (36.9%).035a
 Single draining vein33 (42.9%)65 (63.1%).07
 Drainage vein stenosis11 (14.3%)27 (26.2%).07
 Diffuse nidus15 (19.5%)38 (36.9%).01a
 Flow-related aneurysm14 (18.2%)43 (41.7%).001a
Hemodynamics
 Feeding artery
 TTP (mean) (sec)2.88 (SD, 0.80)3.14 (SD, 1.01).07
 FWHM (mean) (sec)2.83 (SD, 1.02)3.33 (SD, 1.29).006a
 Inflow gradient (mean)1265.61 (SD, 912.53)1317.85 (SD, 1018.43).72
 Outflow gradient (mean)636.89 (SD, 505.72)600.35 (SD, 511.84).63
 Stasis index (mean)2.42 (SD, 0.99)2.63 (SD, 1.04).16
Drainage vein
 TTP (mean) (sec)3.62 (SD, 1.07)3.76 (SD, 1.30).42
 FWHM (mean) (sec)3.00 (SD, 0.75)3.56 (SD, 1.29)<.001a
 Inflow gradient (mean)1854.28 (SD, 2794.89)1289.84 (SD, 975.82).06
 Outflow gradient (mean)741.99 (SD, 568.85)610.58 (SD, 522.51).11
 Stasis index (mean)2.38 (SD, 0.65)2.52 (SD, 0.97).28
MTT (ICA-sinus) (mean) (sec)1.48 (SD, 1.03)1.97 (SD, 1.70).02a
MTT (feeding-draining) (mean) (sec)0.73 (SD, 0.97)0.62 (SD, 1.04).47
ADW (mean)695.02 (SD, 607.38)742.75 (SD, 720.42).64
TRV (mean)225.35 (SD, 211.26)115.93 (SD, 157.39)<.001a
LFI (mean)49.40 (SD, 98.25)390.27 (SD, 919.81)<.001a
  • a Statistical significance (P < .05).