title: Usefulness of 3-dimensional CT angiograms obtained by 64-section multidetector row CT scanner for dural arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: The authors reported a case of a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) in the left transverse-sigmoid sinus, in which 3-dimensional computed tomography (CT) angiograms (3D-CTAs) by a 64-section multidetector row CT scanner were useful for its diagnosis and treatment. The DAVF in the left transverse-sigmoid sinus appeared on the digital subtraction angiogram. 3D-CTAs were obtained by a 64-section multidetector row CT scanner before an endovascular treatment. The feeders and draining veins of the DAVF were clearly demonstrated on the 3D-CTAs, which clarified the relationship between the normal dural sinuses and DAVF. The DAVF was successfully treated with endovascular surgery, a transvenous embolization through the mastoid emissary vein, which was easily detected by using the 3D-CTA, showing both the subcutaneous vein and calvalium. 3D-CTAs by a 64-section multidetector row CT scanner are useful for both diagnosis and treatment of DAVFs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kosei General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. ydhm18357@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiu
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Matsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imaoka
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Kenjiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D012886:Skull / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome