Usefulness of Multidetector Row CT for Comprehensive Preoperative Evaluation of Neck Arteriovenous Malformation: Insight From a Patient With Angiography and Surgery Comparison

Tzu-Chi Medical Journal

Pei-Lun Chen¹ 

关键词: Arteriovenous fistula;    Arteriovenous malformation;    Computed tomography;    Multidetector row CT;    Neck;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

【 摘 要 】

eck arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an uncommon high flow vascular lesion. In the past, because of limitations in magnetic resonance imaging and sonography, invasive angiography was usually necessary for diagnosis and surgical planning. Here, we present a 33-year-old woman with neck AVM. Multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) provided comprehensive preoperative information, including the anatomic location, feeding artery and draining veins of the lesion. This report demonstrates that MDCT has evolved into a mature technology that can be an alternative tool and probably a new paradigm in the diagnosis of and surgical planning for AVMs.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-SA