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Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula with retrograde cortical venous drainage: use of susceptibility-weighted imaging in combination with dynamic susceptibility contrast imaging.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20813875     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: SWI is a new MR imaging method that maximizes sensitivity to magnetic susceptibility effects with phase information for visualizing small cerebral veins. The purpose of this study was to report the use of SWI in combination with DSC in examining related RCVD in patients with intracranial DAVFs.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten patients with angiographically confirmed DAVFs with RCVD underwent conventional MR imaging, SWI, and DSC. The ability of SWI to depict dilated cerebral veins was evaluated and then compared with DSC. The hemispheres of patients with DAVFs were grouped into affected (with RCVD) or nonaffected (without RCVD) categories by angiography. Four patients had bilaterally affected hemispheres. A total of 14 affected hemispheres in patients with DAVFs with RCVD were evaluated.
RESULTS: SWI showed dilated cerebral veins on the surface of the brain in all (100%) of the 14 affected hemispheres in patients with DAVFs with RCVD and deep in the brain in 9 (64%). T2-weighted imaging showed prominent flow-voids on the surface of the brain in 10 (71%) of the 14 affected hemispheres in patients with DAVFs with RCVD and deep in the brain in 5 (36%). DSC showed increased cerebral blood volume in all of the 14 affected hemispheres. The SWI findings regarding dilated veins on the surface of the brain corresponded well with the areas of increased cerebral blood volume.
CONCLUSIONS: SWI in combination with DSC could be used to characterize the presence of RCVD in patients with DAVFs.
Authors:
K Noguchi; N Kuwayama; M Kubo; Y Kamisaki; K Kameda; G Tomizawa; H Kawabe; H Seto
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1936-959X     ISO Abbreviation:  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-22     Completed Date:  2011-03-11     Revised Date:  2011-12-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8003708     Medline TA:  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1903-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Toyama University, Japan. kyo@med.u-toyama.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Blood Volume
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / pathology*
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Cortex / blood supply
Cerebral Hemorrhage / pathology
Cerebral Veins / pathology*
Contrast Media / diagnostic use
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / instrumentation*,  methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Sensitivity and Specificity
Superior Sagittal Sinus / pathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Nov;32(10):E196-7   [PMID:  21998107 ]

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