Configurations of the circle of Willis: a computed tomography angiography based study on a Polish population

• Autorzy: Klimek-Piotrowska W. , Kopec M. , Kochana M. , Krzyzewski R. M. , Tomaszewski K. A. , Brzegowy P. , Walocha J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the study was to investigate the distribution of the circle of Willis variants in Polish population by means of computed tomography angiography (CTA). The results were then analysed and compared with another study that used similar methods but that was carried out on an ethnically distinct population. Patients presenting with intracranial pathology were excluded from the initial study population. In total, 250 CTA belonging to 129 female and 121 male patients were reviewed. A modified classification system of the circle was proposed, which took into consideration the anterior and the posterior aspects of the circle individually. The typical variant of Willis’s circle occurred in 16.80% of cases. The anterior and the posterior portions of the circle were normal in 47.20% and 26.80% of the patients respectively. As for the anterior part, lack of the anterior communicating artery was the most frequent abnormality (22.80%). Bilateral absence of posterior communicating arteries was the most common anomaly in the posterior part of the circle (29.20%). This type of anomaly was also the most common, when taking into consideration the entire circle (12.00%). There were statistically significant differences between the age groups and genders when considering the occurrence of an incomplete circle. Overall, a substantial proportion of patients manifested clinically important variants that were incapable of providing collateral circulation. Comparison with other imaging-based and cadaveric studies revealed noticeable differences, that may have resulted from the variable technical features of other studies or other factors such as the ethnical origins of the studied populations. (Folia Morphol 2013; 72, 4: 293–299)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

configuration; Willis' Circle; computer tomography; angiography; Polish population; anatomical variation

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Folia Morphologica
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 72
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.293-299,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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Klimek-Piotrowska W.

• Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 12, 31-034 Kraków, Poland

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Kopec M.

• Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 12, 31-034 Kraków, Poland

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Kochana M.

• Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 12, 31-034 Kraków, Poland

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Krzyzewski R. M.

• Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 12, 31-034 Kraków, Poland

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Tomaszewski K. A.

• Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 12, 31-034 Kraków, Poland

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Brzegowy P.

• Department of Radiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland

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Walocha J.

• Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 12, 31-034 Kraków, Poland

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