320-detector row CT angiography in diagnosis of the posterior cerebral artery fenestration

ZHANG Li; YU Shu-jing

Abstract：Objective To analyze the CT angiography (CTA) features of the fenestrations variation of posterior cerebral artery ,and to improve diagnosis .Methods The imaging data of 7326 patients performed 320‐detector row CTA of the cranio cervical arteries in our hospital between November 2011 and December 2013 were evaluated retrospectively ,and 8 of them were diagnosed as the fenestration variation of posterior cerebral arteries .The location ,morphological characteristics of the fenestration of posterior cerebral artery and its coexisting abnormalities were analyzed .Results ① 8 fenestrations of posterior cerebral arteries in 8 patients were found .7 fenestrations were located at the P1 segments .One fenestration was located at the junctional zone between P1 and P2 segment ,and linked with the ipsilateral posterior communicating ar‐tery ; ② One case associated with fenestration of the basilar artery ,one case associated with absence of the A 1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery ;③ Two small fenestrations (less than 2 mm) presented slit‐shaped ,and 6 larger fenestrations showed convex lens like shape .Intracranial aneurysm was not found in all of the 8 cases .Conclusion 320‐detector row CTA of the cranio cervical arteries is a rapid and accurate method for demonstrating posterior cerebral artery fenestration variation and its coexisting abnormalities .