Table 1

Presurgical and postsurgical revascularisation grey matter CVR of major arterial territories compared to healthy subjects

TerritoryHemispherePre-revascularisationPost-revascularisationHealthy subjects
ACA territoryNon-intervened0.078±0.024*0.126±0.017*0.229±0.010
Intervened0.043±0.019*0.120±0.015*†
MCA territoryNon-intervened0.101±0.025*0.165±0.015*†0.229±0.012
Intervened0.010±0.023*0.143±0.010*†
PCA territoryNon-intervened0.238±0.0200.309±0.011†0.313±0.017
Intervened0.228±0.0220.309±0.012†
Cerebellar territoryNon-intervened0.249±0.0250.309±0.0140.370±0.027
Intervened0.252±0.0240.311±0.016
  • *p Value <0.005, compared to healthy subjects.

  • †p Value <0.005, compared to pre-revascularisation CVR.

  • All values in % MR signal change/mm Hg, mean±SE.

  • ACA, anterior cerebral artery; CVR, cerebrovascular reactivity; MCA, middle cerebral artery; PCA, posterior cerebral artery.