Contrast-enhanced MRA in pre-embolization assessment of a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.
We describe a case of a single pulmonary vascular malformation studied with a new contrast-enhanced three-dimensional MRA technique. Images provided the interventional radiologist with a pre-embolization road map from which information regarding the number and size of feeding and draining vessels was obtained accurately and noninvasively.
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Department of Radiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D003287:Contrast Media