Keywords:
Arteriovenous malformations, Diagnostic procedure, Catheter arteriography, Veins / Vena cava, Neuroradiology brain, Anatomy
Authors:
S. Ide, H. Kiyosue, S. Tanoue, Y. Hori, M. Okahara, H. Mori; Oita/JP
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-1926
Methods and Materials
Carotid cerebral angiography in 80 patients (160 sides) with normal cerebral venous return (normal group) was retrospectively reviewed with special interest in the termination of the UV.
The patients who had lesions affecting cerebral venous drainage were excluded from this study.
There were 35 males and 45 females,
with ages ranging from 13 to 83 years (mean age,
56.5 years).
All patients underwent selective cerebral angiography,
including both internal or common carotid angiography and vertebral angiography using biplane angiography equipment (Infinix Celeve-i INFX-8000V,
Toshiba Medical,
Tokyo,
Japan) at our hospital between January 2011 and August 2012.
Two experienced neuroradiologists evaluated the images carefully by focusing on the visualization of the UV and its terminations.
We also reviewed 30 cases of CSDAVFs which were treated between September 2003 and October 2012 at our institutions.
There were 4 males and 26 females,
with ages ranging from 52 to 81 years (mean age,
68.3 years).
Selective angiography of bilateral external carotid arteries,
internal carotid arteries,
and vertebral arteries were reviewed with special interest in the presence of drainage routes through the UV from the CSDAVFs.
All cases were treated by transvenous embolization.