Table 2

 Angiographic collateral pathway and values of oxygen extraction fraction (%) in the hemisphere with symptomatic ICA occlusion

Collateral circulationYesNo
Values are mean (SD). ACoA, anterior communicating artery; PCoA, posterior communicating artery. p<0.05 versus corresponding value in the “No” group (Student’s t test).
ACoA49.9 (8.7)52.0 (6.0)
PCoA51.4 (6.6)50.8 (7.9)
ACoA or PCoA50.4 (7.7)53.1 (5.8)
Ophthalmic52.5 (9.2)50.5 (6.0)
Leptomeningeal51.6 (6.9)50.8 (7.7)
Ophthalmic or leptomeningeal53.2 (7.6)*47.3 (5.0)