title: [Magnetic resonance tomography in the follow-up after the embolization of arteriovenous malformations of the central nervous system].
abstract: Interventional embolisation is an accepted treatment for intracranial or spinal arteriovenous malformations. Since multiple embolizations are often required, noninvasive repeatable follow-up studies are desirable. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the usefulness of T2-weighted images, MR angiography, and gadolinium-DTPA first-pass studies for post-embolisation follow-up studies. Five patients with arteriovenous malformations, four cerebral and one spinal, were studied prospectively before and repeatedly after single or multiple embolizations. A total of 26 MRI studies (1.5 T Magnetom, Siemens AG) were performed. The combination of T2-weighted images, MR angiography, and gadolinium-DTPA first-pass studies nicely demonstrated the arteriovenous malformations and the effect of embolisation which ranged from negligible to almost complete. While contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images and contrast-enhanced MR-angiography seemed to be of little more value than unenhanced studies, gadolinium-DTPA first-pass studies appeared to be more sensitive than T2-weighted images or MR-angiography because of their high intrinsic sensitivity to regional blood flow and volume. In the spine, T2-weighted images and MR-angiography were too insensitive to detect arteriovenous malformations, whereas gadolinium-DTPA first-pass studies sensitively detected the malformation and the changes after embolizations.
authors.affiliation: Strahlenklinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Rudolf Virchow, Freie Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Böck
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Molsen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sander
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Felix
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA
vernacular_title: Magnetresonanztomographie zur Verlaufskontrolle nach Embolisation arteriovenöser Malformationen des Zentralnervensystems.