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However, the relationships between lesion geometry and translesional pressure gradient have not been clearly elucidated.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> Patients with symptomatic unifocal M1 middle cerebral artery (M1-MCA) stenosis were consecutively recruited. The translesional pressure gradient was measured with a pressure wire and was recorded as both mean distal\/proximal pressure ratios (Pd\/Pa) and translesional pressure difference (Pa\u2013Pd). Lesion geometry measured on angiography was recorded as diameter stenosis, minimal lumen diameter, and lesion length. The correlations between pressure-derived and angiography-derived indices were then analyzed.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Forty-three patients were analyzed. A negative correlation was found between Pd\/Pa and diameter stenosis (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u22120.371; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.014) and between Pa \u2013 Pd and minimal lumen diameter (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u22120.507; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.001). A positive correlation was found between Pd\/Pa and minimal lumen diameter (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.411; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.006) and between Pa \u2013 Pd and diameter stenosis (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.466; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> In a highly selected ICAS subgroup, geometric indices derived from angiography correlate significantly with translesional pressure gradient indices. However, the correlation strength is weak-to-moderate, which implies that anatomic assessment could only partly reflect hemodynamic status. Translesional pressure gradient measured by pressure wire may serve as a more predictive marker of ICAS severity. 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