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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to identify image-based morphological parameters that correlate with human intracranial aneurysm (IA) rupture.

METHODS: For 45 patients with terminal or sidewall saccular IAs (25 unruptured, 20 ruptured), three-dimensional geometries were evaluated for a range of morphological parameters. In addition to five previously studied parameters (aspect ratio, aneurysm size, ellipticity index, nonsphericity index, and undulation index), we defined three novel parameters incorporating the parent vessel geometry (vessel angle, aneurysm [inclination] angle, and [aneurysm-to-vessel] size ratio) and explored their correlation with aneurysm rupture. Parameters were analyzed with a two-tailed independent Student's t test for significance; significant parameters (P< 0.05) were further examined by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Additionally, receiver operating characteristic …