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Cavernous Angiomas: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Transcranial Doppler, and Angiographic Correlates
Author(s) -
Gomez Camilo R.,
Gomez Sandra M.,
Rosenfeld William E.,
Selhorst John B.
Publication year - 1992
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/jon19922291
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , transcranial doppler , arteriovenous malformation , doppler ultrasound , magnetic resonance angiography , angiography , neuroimaging , psychiatry
Cavernous angiomas are congenital cerebral vascular anomalies that may be incidentally found in certain individuals. They can be responsible for cerebrovascular events and often have to be differentiated from small tumors and arteriovenous malformations. Until recently, the diagnosis of cavernous angiomas has been difficult because they cannot be imaged by cerebral angiography and they have a nonspecific appearance on computed tomography. We report 6 patients with cavernous angiomas and review their assessment using magnetic resonance imaging, which provided positive diagnostic information, and transcranial Doppler ultrasound studies, which were normal.