Appearance of venous malformations on magnetic resonance imaging

  • D. Rigamonti
  • , R. F. Spetzler
  • , B. P. Drayer
  • , W. M. Bojanowski
  • , J. Hodak
  • , K. H. Rigamonti
  • , K. Plenge
  • , M. Powers
  • , H. Rekate

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Abstract

The magnetic resonance (MR) imaging appearance of venous malformations, all angiographically verified, was evaluated in 11 patients. A venous malformation is characteristically depicted as a tubular area of decreased signal intensity in the white matter of the brain. In one patient, a histologically verified cavernous malformation was also present with a characteristic mixed signal-intensity core on the T2-weighted MR images. Care should be used when evaluating venous angiomas to exclude the presence of a lesion with associated prominent venous drainage, such as a glioma.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)535-539
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Neurosurgery
Volume69
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988
Externally publishedYes

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