Cranial dural arteriovenous fistulas
Detection and Classification of Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Using 4D CT Angiography: Initial Experience
... We demonstrated the capabilities of 4D-CTA as a noninvasive dynamic imaging tool for the detection and grading of cranial DAVFs. Our results in 11 initial patients also demonstrated pitfalls of this novel ...
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Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Can Noninvasive Imaging Predict Angiographic Findings?
... Aggressive cranial dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) in a 35-year-old female, presenting with headache was missed diagnosis from CT scan (A) Noncontrast enhanced Computed Tomography (NCCT) showed ...
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Transarterial Onyx Embolization of Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Long Term Follow Up
... MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of 40 consecutive patients with 41 cranial dural arteriovenous fistulas treated between March 2006 and June 2012 by using transarterial Onyx ...
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Transvenous embolization as the primary therapy for arteriovenous fistulas of the lateral and sigmoid sinuses
... dementia, cranial neuropathies, proptosis, ver- tigo, and intracranial hemorrhage, may coexist or be predominant (2, 3, 5–9, 11, 12, 14, 15, ...abnormal arteriovenous communications in the dural ...
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Progressive versus Nonprogressive Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Characteristics and Outcomes
... (26%), cranial neuropathy (47%), and other focal neurologic deficits ...(32%). Fistulas that eventually pro- gressed with enlargement or de novo fistula formation were not more likely to present initially ...
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Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas: MR and myelographic findings
... Spinal dural AVF was the most common spi- nal vascular malformation encountered in our review, representing 68% of all ...Fossa Dural Arteriovenous Fistula with Spinal Per- imedullary Venous Drainage ...
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Intraoperative Angiography for Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
... these fistulas were the following: torcular (n ⫽ 1), transverse-sigmoid (n ⫽ 1), and temporal-middle fossa (n ⫽ ...these fistulas had very slow flow. The 3 residual fistulas were treated respectively ...
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Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas with Cortical Venous Drainage: Incidence, Clinical Presentation, and Treatment
... Our strategy of treatment included embolization as the first option for all DAVFs except for anterior fossa DAVFs. Arterial supply of anterior fossa DAVFs is usually derived from the ophthalmic artery, and embolization ...
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Preliminary Experience with Onyx Embolization for the Treatment of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
... When DAVFs are predominantly sup- plied by branches of the ECA, significant amounts of Onyx reflux do not preclude safe and effective transarterial embolization with Onyx. Full awareness of the relevant anatomy, ...
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Undiagnosed Anterior Cranial Fossa Dural Arteriovenous Fistula with Intracranial Hematoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature about Its Natural History
... Dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs) of an anterior cranial fossa are ...anterior cranial fossa dAVFs (ACF dAVFs) is unclear in spite of many reports for the natural history of general ...
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Intraosseous Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Treated with Transvenous Embolization
... All patients were treated via the transvenous approach. It was very important to define and access the abnormal dilated ve- nous pouch with a microcatheter and to know the venous connection with the abnormal dilated ...
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Dural arteriovenous fistulas of the marginal sinus
... these fistulas are sup- plied by the ascending pharyngeal artery, and great care must be taken in embolizing this ar- tery to avoid occlusion of the arterial supply to the lower cranial nerves or ...
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Middle Cranial Fossa Sphenoidal Region Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Anatomic and Treatment Considerations
... any dural fistu- las, and any associated arterial supply and venous ...of arteriovenous shunt ...have fistulas involving the greater or lesser wings of the sphenoid bone in the middle cranial ...
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Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Classification, Imaging Findings, and Treatment
... the dural sinus with disconnection of the dural arterial supply (Fig ...anterior cranial fossa and the superior sagittal sinus, where arterial access is difficult and/or sacrifice of the sinus is ...
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Curative Embolization with Onyx of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas with Cortical Venous Drainage
... Endovascular treatment was performed with the patient under general anesthesia. A 4F or 5F catheter was positioned in the external carotid artery, and an Onyx-compatible microcatheter (Rebar 105- 5081-153, ev3) was ...
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Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Delayed Diagnosis of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
... Two patients had high T2 signal but no flow voids. In 1 case, the spinal MR imaging had high T2 cord signal extending 6 levels and intramedullary enhancement. The patient was 80 years of age. This patient had an ...
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MR Imaging of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Draining into Cerebellar Cortical Veins
... a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) is associated with intracerebral hemorrhage, nonhemor- rhagic neurologic deficit, or death, and recognizing the presence of this drainge is ...
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Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Characteristic Pattern of Edema and Enhancement of the Medulla on MRI
... intracranial dural arteriovenous ...with dural arteriovenous fistulas, all of whom demonstrated a characteristic pattern of central medullary edema and medullary enhancement at initial MR ...V ...
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Investigation of a New Version of the Liquid Embolic Agent PHIL with Extra Low Viscosity in an Endovascular Embolization Model
... and dural arteriovenous fistulas, flow characteristics could be different and the risk of distal embo- lization could be higher for extra-low-viscosity LEAs, especially for lesions with high-flow ...
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Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
... spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (SDAVFs) are rare and still underdiagnosed entities, which, if not treated properly, can lead to considerable morbidity with progressive spinal cord ...of ...
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