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1/2018
vol. 83 abstract:
Review paper
Peripheral vascular malformations – modern imaging
Natalia K. Majewska
,
Piotr Stajgis
,
Mateusz Wykrętowicz
,
Marek Stajgis
,
Grzegorz Oszkinis
,
Katarzyna Katulska
© Pol J Radiol 2018; 83: e253-e259
Online publish date: 2018/06/05
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Currently the major aim in peripheral vascular malformation diagnosis, crucial for subsequent management and treatment, is to identify its haemodynamic characteristics. Other significant features that should be specified by a radiologist are the exact location of the anomaly, its size, and its morphology. Until recently the diagnostic methods available for comprehensive evaluation of malformations have been rather limited. Moreover, they were often associated with the necessity of exposing the patient to X-ray radiation and with invasive procedures, as for example in angiography. The development of imaging techniques used in the diagnosis of vascular abnormalities in recent years, especially magnetic resonance imaging, has contributed to improved diagnostic value of the tests. In this article we review the currently available imaging modalities with particular consideration of magnetic resonance imaging and its capability to distinguish between high- and low-flow malformations.
keywords:
magnetic resonance imaging, vascular malformation, high-flow malformations, low-flow malformations |