title: Dural arteriovenous fistula of the cavernous sinus with venous congestion of the brain stem: report of two cases.
abstract: We present two cases of dural arteriovenous fistula of the cavernous sinus with venous congestion of the brain stem. Both cases were detected by MR imaging and showed significant improvement on MR images after transvenous embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tomura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watarai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizoi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Manabe
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged