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- Title
Identification of a T2-hyperintense Perivascular Space in Brain Arteriovenous Malformations.
- Authors
WÄLCHLI, THOMAS; DEV BHATIA, KARTIK; GUEST, WILL; BISSCHOP, JEROEN; OLIJNYK, LEONARDO; KORTMAN, HANS; CONSTANTHIN, PAUL E.; NICHOLSON, PATRICK; MONNIER, PHILIPPE P.; KALYVAS, ARISTOTELIS; WINKLER, ETHAN A.; BERHOUMA, MONCEF; KRINGS, TIMO; RADOVANOVIC, IVAN
- Abstract
Background/Aim: Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are vascular malformations characterized by dysmorphic, aberrant vasculature. During previous surgeries of compact nidus brain AVMs (representing the majority of cases), we have observed a "shiny" plane between nidal and perinidal AVM vessels and the surrounding grey and white matter and hypothesized that preoperative neuroimaging of brain AVMs may show a neuroradiological correlate of these intraoperative observations. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed multiplanar and multisequence 3-Tesla magnetic resonance (3T MR) imaging in five consecutive brain AVMs with special attention on imaging characteristics of the brain-AVM interface, i.e., the perivascular and perinidal regions. Results: In all five patients, we identified T2-hypertinense perivascular perinidal spaces, which were predominantly observed around the AVM nidus and less prominently around the feeding arteries or draining veins. Conclusion: The identification of T2-hypertinense perivascular spaces surrounding brain AVMs on neuroradiological imaging may provide insights into the anatomico-radiological relationships of brain AVMs and the surrounding grey and white matter parenchyma. These findings could have future implications for our understanding of brain AVM biology and may influence neurosurgical approaches to these lesions.
- Subjects
WHITE matter (Nerve tissue); MAGNETIC resonance; CEREBRAL arteriovenous malformations; VEINS; BLOOD vessels; BIOLOGY
- Publication
In Vivo, 2025, Vol 39, Issue 1, p280
- ISSN
0258-851X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.21873/invivo.13826