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- Title
Imaging diagnosis of dural and direct cavernous carotid fistulae.
- Authors
dos Santos, Daniela; Monsignore, Lucas Moretti; Nakiri, Guilherme Seizem; Velasco e Cruz, Antonio Augusto; Colli, Benedicto Oscar; Abud, Daniel Giansante
- Abstract
Arteriovenous fistulae of the cavernous sinus are rare and difficult to diagnose. They are classified into dural cavernous sinus fistulae or direct carotid-cavernous fistulae. Despite the similarity of symptoms between both types, a precise diagnosis is essential since the treatment is specific for each type of fistula. Imaging findings are remarkably similar in both dural cavernous sinus fistulae and carotid-cavernous fistulae, but it is possible to differentiate one type from the other. Amongst the available imaging methods (Doppler ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and digital subtraction angiography), angiography is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis and classification of cavernous sinus arteriovenous fistulae. The present essay is aimed at didactically presenting the classification and imaging findings of cavernous sinus arteriovenous fistulae.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonic imaging; CAVERNOUS sinus; CAVERNOUS sinus thrombosis; DECISION making in clinical medicine; DIAGNOSTIC examinations; MEDICAL screening; DIGITAL angiography; COMPUTED tomography; DISEASES; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Radiologia Brasileira, 2014, Vol 47, Issue 4, p251
- ISSN
0100-3984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0100-3984.2013.1799