CT angiography with multidetector-row helical CT in spinal arteriovenous malformation.
We performed intravenous CT angiography using multidetector-row helical computed tomography (MDCT) in a 63-year-old man with spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM). The CT angiography demonstrated feeding arteries, varix-like structure, draining veins and their relationship to the spinal cord. Although selective angiography is essential in planning treatment for spinal AVMs as well as in establishing the diagnosis of the disease, CT angiography can be a good supplementary technique for visualizing precise location of abnormal vessels in a certain case of spinal AVM.
Department of Radiology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, N-15 W-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan. sterae@radi.med.hokudai.ac.jp
Satoshi
S
Terae
Kohsuke
K
Kudo
Takeshi
T
Asano
Satoshi
S
Ushikoshi
Kazutoshi
K
Hida
Yoshinobu
Y
Iwasaki
Kazuo
K
Miyasaka
D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities