Sex-specific anatomical variation of circle of Willis arteries
This study identified significant CoW differences in artery diameters and anatomical variants between sexes, while bifurcation angles between arteries were comparable. Future research should investigate the association between these sex-specific CoW variations and cerebrovascular pathology.
Authors
- Iris N. Vos
- Robin Bülow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1884-5784)
- Ynte M. Ruigrok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5396-2989)
- Irene C. van der Schaaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2588-264X)
- Birgitta K. Velthuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2542-9474)
- Phebe J. Groenheide
Institutions
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Universität Greifswald (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- NeuroImage
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121035
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- Hartstichting
- Siemens Healthineers
- H2020 European Research Council