Imaging the spontaneous obliteration of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation using c-arm cone beam computed tomography: A case report

Maria Braileanu; Wuyang Yang; Justin Caplan; Judy Huang

doi:10.4103/2152-7806.166174

Imaging the spontaneous obliteration of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation using c-arm cone beam computed tomography: A case report

Maria Braileanu, Wuyang Yang, Justin Caplan, Judy Huang

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Background: Spontaneous occlusion of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) without treatment is a rare occurrence Case Description: We report the case of a 56-year-old male who presented with aphasia and right hemiparesis secondary to intracerebral and intraventricular hemorrhage. Diagnostic digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and c-arm cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) demonstrated a 5 mm Spetzler-Martin Grade III left thalamic AVM drained by the internal cerebral vein. Subsequent DSA and CBCT studies confirmed the spontaneous obliteration of the AVM. Conclusions: In this case, CBCT provided high resolution imaging of the AVM. Future clinical use of CBCT as an adjunct to DSA may enhance the diagnostic and therapeutic imaging of vascular lesions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	S399-S405
Journal	Surgical Neurology International
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.166174
State	Published - Dec 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arteriovenous malformation
c-arm cone beam computed tomography
digital subtraction angiography

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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