title: Vaginal arteriovenous malformation: MR imaging.
abstract: Vaginal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), although rare, can lead to life-threatening complications. We report the first case of a vaginal AVM whose diagnosis and follow-up were performed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI findings of the AVM are the blood flow-related features within the tumor, such as the phase-shift artifact, paradoxical enhancement, and flow voids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurachi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Narumi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyake
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014621:Vagina / Q000098:blood supply*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis