title: Venous variations of the brain and cranial vault.
abstract: Vascular anomalies involving both intra- and extra-cranial structures are more common than previously thought. It is important to evaluate the brain and its coverings carefully when imaging cervicofacial vascular malformations. Scientific knowledge regarding developmental mechanisms responsible for blood vessel formation is increasing rapidly and, hopefully, will contribute to better understanding of these clinical and imaging "patterns."
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Radiology, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. patricia.burrows@tch.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Patricia E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Burrows
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Konez
authors.forename: Annouk
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bisdorff
mesh_terms: D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D012886:Skull / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed