Middle cerebral artery aneurysm etiology
Middle cerebral artery aneurysm formation is strongly associated with blood vessel tortuosity parameters, which can potentially be used to screen for patients at risk for MCA aneurysm formation 1).
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Kliś KM, Krzyżewski RM, Kwinta BM, Stachura K, Moskała M, Tomaszewski KA.
Computer-aided analysis of middle cerebral artery tortuosity: association with
aneurysm development. J Neurosurg. 2018 May 18:1-7. doi:
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