title: Vascular anomalies: classification, imaging characteristics and implications for interventional radiology treatment approaches.
abstract: The term vascular anomaly represents a broad spectrum of vascular pathology, including proliferating vascular tumours and vascular malformations. While the treatment of most vascular anomalies is multifactorial, interventional radiology procedures, including embolic therapy, sclerotherapy and laser coagulation among others, are playing an increasingly important role in vascular anomaly management. This review discusses the diagnosis and treatment of common vascular malformations, with emphasis on the technique, efficacy and complications of different interventional radiology procedures.
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Radiology & Image Guided Medicine, Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Mulligan
authors.forename: H J S
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Prajapati
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002196:Capillaries / Q000002:abnormalities; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000002:abnormalities; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities