Tractography for arteriovenous malformations near the sensorimotor cortices.
We sought to use diffusion-tensor imaging-based tractography to assess the relationship between the arteriovenous malformations (AVM) and the sensorimotor cortices/tracts. Three patients who had an AVM closely situated to the sensorimotor tracts were studied. The relationship between the sensorimotor tracts and the AVM was well demonstrated in all patients. Tractography was also helpful in identifying the location of the motor cortex in some of the cases.
Yamada
Kei
K
Department of Radiology Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Kizu
Osamu
O
Ito
Hirotoshi
H
Kubota
Takao
T
Akada
Wataru
W
Goto
Mariko
M
Takada
Akihiro
A
Konishi
Jyunya
J
Sasajima
Hiroyasu
H
Mineura
Katsuyoshi
K
Mori
Susumu
S
Nishimura
Tsunehiko
T
D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000473:pathology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D009412:Nerve Fibers; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000473:pathology; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000473:pathology*