title: Low-flow vascular malformations in the head and neck: safety and feasibility of MR imaging-guided percutaneous sclerotherapy--preliminary experience with 14 procedures in three patients.
abstract: Fourteen percutaneous sclerotherapy procedures with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging guidance were performed in three patients with low-flow vascular malformations. All targeted vascular malformation compartments were filled with sclerosing agent without complications in a mean procedural time of 29 minutes. Follow-up imaging demonstrated reduction in size of the treated portions in all patients. In conclusion, sclerotherapy with MR imaging guidance can be performed safely and allows monitoring of injection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Merkle
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Duerk
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Tarr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000628:therapy*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*