title: Peripheral vascular malformations: diagnosis and percutaneous management.
abstract: Vascular malformations are complex lesions, and their management presents a challenging set of problems. Because VMs are usually treated electively, referral to a centre with a multidisciplinary team approach and with experience diagnosing and treating VMs is recommended. The cornerstone of therapy, embolization, provides both the opportunity for interventional radiologists to become involved in primary patient care and unique challenges that are traditionally not the purview of radiologists.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON M5T 2S8. martin.simons@uhn.on.ca
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Simons
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002196:Capillaries / Q000002:abnormalities; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities