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Cavernous and Venous Angiomas of the Central Nervous System, Neuroimaging and Clinical Controversies; Neuroimaging and Clinical Controversies
Author(s) -
Hardjasudarma M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon199114191
Subject(s) - medicine , neuroimaging , magnetic resonance imaging , angioma , venous malformation , radiology , cavernous malformations , computed tomography , hemangioma , vascular disease , surgery , psychiatry
Cavernous and venous angiomas of the brain are often incidental findings on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of patients with unrelated signs and symptoms. Cavernous angiomas can cause hemorrhage or seizures. The venous angioma itself is a developmental anomaly and as such has only a slight predisposition to rupture. Cavernous and venous angiomas have distinct CT and MRI characteristics, which facilitate their diagnosis. No therapy is usually indicated for venous angiomas. On the other hand, extirpation of cavernous angiomas is the usual treatment of choice.