The role of CT in the management of pelvic arteriovenous malformations.
Four cases of pelvic arteriovenous malformations (AVM) were diagnosed and managed by CT, angiography, and embolotherapy. CT was used to determine the size, extent, and vascularity of each AVM and the involvement of adjacent organs. Thus CT was pivotal in the choice between surgical extirpation or embolotherapy. CT was also useful in monitoring patients following therapy.
D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed