Evaluation of cerebral arteriovenous malformation using 'dual vessel fusion' technology.

Abstract

AIM:

This study explored the value of using a vessel fusion technique for visualizing and evaluating the vessel structure of patients diagnosed with arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).

MATERIALS AND:

methods 10 patients with AVMs supplied by multiple cerebral arteries were investigated. The three-dimensional structure of the AVM nidus, feeding arteries, and draining veins were reconstructed from rotational angiographic images and then displayed on a single image in a fused manner.

RESULTS:

In the vessel fusion image, the tangled cluster of vessels surrounding the AVMs could be clearly visualized in three-dimensional space from a selected optimal viewing angle. Each AVM nidus component with its specific feeding arteries and venous drainage could be accurately identified.

CONCLUSIONS:

The vessel fusion technique offered detailed anatomical information that enabled clinicians to better understand the AVM structure, which helped with treatment planning.

• Authors: Liuqing Sheng, Jun Li, Huanhuan Li, Guodong Li, Gang Chen, Weichu Xiang, Qiang Wang, Zhiqiang Gan, Qi Sun, Bing Yan, Janina Beilner, Lian-Ting Ma
• Journal: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (J Neurointerv Surg) Vol. 6 Issue 9 Pg. 667-71 (Nov 2014) ISSN: 1759-8486 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 24235097 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Angiography, Digital Subtraction (methods)
• Carotid Artery, Internal (pathology)
• Cerebral Angiography (methods)
• Cerebral Arteries (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Child
• Female
• Humans
• Image Processing, Computer-Assisted (methods)
• Imaging, Three-Dimensional
• Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Vertebral Artery (pathology)
• Young Adult