title: [Diagnosis of an aneurysm of the great cerebral vein of Galen using duplex sonography].
abstract: The combination of two-dimensional sonography of the skull and pulsed Doppler measurements (= Duplex-scan-technique) was used to detect an aneurysm of the vein of Galen in a three months old infant, who presented with clinical signs of congestive heart failure. Excellent correlation of sonography with computed tomography and intravenous digital subtraction angiography could be demonstrated. A short review of the pathological and clinical findings of this lesion is given. The value of Duplex-scanning in the diagnostic approach of arterio-venous malformations of the brain in comparison with other radiological methods is discussed.
mesh_terms: D002550:Cerebral Veins; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis; D007223:Infant; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012212:Rheology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Diagnosestellung eines Aneurysmas der Vena cerebri magna Galeni mittels Duplex-Sonographie.