• Jang Hun Kim, Huan Han, Young-June Moon, Sangil Suh, Taek-Hyun Kwon, Jong Hyun Kim, Kyuha Chong, and Won-Ki Yoon.
• Department of Neurosurgery, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
• Neurosurgery. 2020 Jun 1; 86 (6): 851-859.

BackgroundThin-walled regions (TWRs) of aneurysm surfaces observed in microscopic surgery are thought to be vulnerable areas for growth and rupture of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs).ObjectiveTo identify hemodynamic features of TWRs of aneurysms by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analyses of unruptured middle cerebral artery bifurcation (MCAB) aneurysms.MethodsNine patients with 11 MCAB aneurysms were enrolled, and their TWRs were identified. CFD analysis was performed using 3 parameters: pressure, wall shear stress (WSS), and WSS divergence (WSSD). Each parameter was evaluated for its correspondence with TWR.ResultsAmong 11 aneurysms, 15 TWRs were identified. Corresponding matches with CFD parameters (pressure, WSS, and WSSD) were 73.33, 46.67, and 86.67%, respectively.ConclusionWSSD, a hemodynamic parameter that accounts for both magnitude and directionality of WSS, showed the highest correspondence. High WSSD might correspond with TWR of intracranial aneurysms, which are likely high-risk areas for rupture.Copyright © 2019 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

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