Measurements of hemodynamics of internal maxillary artery to intracranial arterial bypasses via intraoperative duplex ultrasonography

Abstract

Objective To explore the hemodynamics of internal maxillary artery (IMA)-intracranial arterial bypasses via intraoperative duplex ultrasonography.Methods The hemodynamic parameters (flow volume,inside diameter,mean flow velocity,pulse index and resistance index) were compared between normal IMA (n =15),IMA-radial artery (RA)-MCA (n =35) bypass,IMA-RA-PCA (n =7) bypass and superficial temporal artery(STA)-MCA bypass (n =10) by measuring the flow via intraoperative duplex ultrasonography.Results There was no significant difference in inside diameter between IMA and RA (2.49 ±0.31)mm vs (2.47 ±0.26)mm,P =0.812).The average flow was (81.8 ±19.0)ml/min for normal IMA,(69.6± 163)ml/min for IMA -RA-MCA bypass and (48.0 ± 8.8) ml/min for IMA-RA-PCA bypass,which were significantly higher than that of STA-MCA bypass (31.0 ± 8.4) ml/min (P =0.000,0.000 and 0.001).The donor vessel (IMA vs STA) and recipient vessel (MCA vs PCA) could impact the flow through bypasses.Condusions IMA could deliver a short segment high blood flow as a donor vessel for extracranial-intracranial bypass.The suitable inside diameter of IMA and RA could make an end-to-end anastomosis be performed directly.IMA-RA-MCA/PCA bypasses could supply middle to high flow capacity for brain.The donor vessel and recipient vessel might impact the final blood flow volume through extracranial-intracranial bypass. Key words: Internal maxillary artery-intracranial arterial bypass ; Superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery bypass; Intraoperative duplex ultrasonography; Hemodynamics; Measurement