Table 3

Unruptured aneurysms imaging follow up (per-protocol analysis).

DSA at 6 months (range 3–9 months)IIIIIIaIIIbTotalInterobserver assessment*
(Kappa score†)
Modified Raymond Roy DSA7412140.94 (almost perfect agreement)
IIIIII
Raymond Roy DSA743140.92 (almost perfect agreement)
YesNo
Adequate occlusion or not113140.81 (almost perfect agreement)
A1A2A3B1B2B3C1C2C3D
OKM0000122117140.81 (almost perfect agreement)
MRA at 6 months (range 3–9 months)IIIIIIaIIIbTotal
Modified Raymond Roy MRA6917§62940.90 (almost perfect agreement)
IIIIII
Raymond Roy MRA6917§8940.89 (almost perfect agreement)
YesNo
Adequate occlusion or not868940.83 (almost perfect agreement)
CTA at 6 months (range 3–9 months)IIIIIIaIIIbTotal
Modified Raymond Roy CTA450090.69 (substantial agreement)
IIIIII
Raymond Roy CTA45090.79 (substantial agreement)
YesNo
Adequate occlusion or not9090.0 (no agreement)‡
All imaging at 6 months (range 3–9 months)IIIIIIaIIIbTotal
Modified Raymond Roy782264110N/A
IIIIII
Raymond Roy782210110N/A
YesNo
Adequate occlusion or not10010110N/A
DSA at 18 months (range 12–30 months)IIIIIIaIIIbTotal
Modified Raymond Roy DSA70081.0 (perfect agreement)
IIIIII
Raymond Roy DSA7081.0 (perfect agreement)
YesNo
Adequate occlusion or not8081.0 (perfect agreement)
A1A2A3B1§B2B3C1C2C3D
OKM000100000781.0 (perfect agreement)
MRA at 18 months (range 12–30 months)IIIIIIaIIIbTotal
Modified Raymond Roy MRA311050.74 (substantial agreement)
IIIIII
Raymond Roy MRA31150.74 (substantial agreement)
YesNo
Adequate occlusion or not4151.0 (perfect agreement)
All imaging at 18 months (range 12–30 months)IIIIIIaIIIbTotal
Modified Raymond Roy1021013N/A
IIIIII
Raymond Roy102113N/A
YesNo
Adequate occlusion or not12113N/A
  • *Two readings, one core laboratory and other by a local reader, were compared. For all discrepant readings, the core laboratory assessment was used. The data show that estimates of occlusion rates were accurate when performed locally for MRA and DSA.

  • †Interreader reliability used weighted (or unweighted for 2×2) Cohen’s kappa. N/A: not applicable for ‘All imaging’ as data contain some DSA and MRA cases for same patient.

  • ‡On account of two discrepancies of IIIa (local reader) and II (core laboratory), statistically a chance finding. Clearly, more granular scores are statistically more informative.

  • §Includes one PEDV re-treatment patient. Patient had a previously-ruptured ICA PCOM aneurysm which was treated with coiling. Due to MRRC II remnant, patient subsequently re-treated with PEDV (and included in current study). After PEDV deployment (with some foreshortening included as an adverse event in table 2), short-term imaging follow up with MRA showed MRRC II remnant which persisted at medium-term imaging follow up with DSA. Patient underwent a second retreatment with a Flow-Redirection Endoluminal Device (FRED; MicroVention, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA).

  • CTA, computed tomography angiography; DSA, digital subtraction angiography; ICA, internal carotid artery; MRA, magnetic resonance angiography; MRRC, Modified Raymond Roy Classification; N/A, not applicable; OKM, O’Kelly Marotta grading; PCOM, posterior communicating artery ; PEDV, Pipeline Vantage Embolization Device.