Time-resolved magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) at 3.0 Tesla for evaluation of hemodynamic characteristics of vascular malformations: description of distinct subgroups.

Publisher: Springer International Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 9114774 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1432-1084 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09387994 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eur Radiol Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Berlin : Springer International, c1991-

Hemodynamics/*physiology ; Magnetic Resonance Angiography/*methods ; Vascular Malformations/*diagnostic imaging ; Vascular Malformations/*physiopathology; Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Young Adult

Objectives: Quantitative evaluation of hemodynamic characteristics of arteriovenous and venous malformations using time-resolved magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) at 3.0 Tesla.
Methods: Time-resolved MRA with interleaved stochastic trajectories (TWIST) at 3.0 Tesla was studied in 83 consecutive patients with venous malformations (VM) and arteriovenous malformations (AVM). Enhancement characteristics were calculated as percentage increase of signal intensity above baseline over time. Maximum percentage signal intensity increase (signal max ), time intervals between onset of arterial enhancement and lesion enhancement (t onset ), and time intervals between beginning of lesion enhancement and maximum percentage of lesion enhancement (t max ) were analyzed.
Results: All AVMs showed a high-flow hemodynamic pattern. Two significantly different (p < 0.001) types of venous malformations emerged: VMs with arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) (median signal max 737 %, IQR [interquartile range] = 511 - 1182 %; median t onset 5 s, IQR = 5 - 10 s; median t max 35 s, IQR = 26 - 40 s) and without AVFs (median signal max 284 %, IQR = 177-432 %; median t onset 23 s, IQR = 15 - 30 s; median t max 60 s, IQR = 55 - 75 s).
Conclusions: Quantitative evaluation of time-resolved MRA at 3.0 Tesla provides hemodynamic characterization of vascular malformations. VMs can be subclassified into two hemodynamic subgroups due to presence or absence of AVFs.
Key Points: • Time-resolved MRA at 3.0 Tesla provides quantitative hemodynamic characterization of vascular malformations. • Malformations significantly differ in time courses of enhancement and signal intensity increase. • AVMs show a distinctive high-flow hemodynamic pattern. • Two significantly different types of VMs emerged: VMs with and without AVFs.

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Keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; Arteriovenous malformation; Magnetic resonance angiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Vascular malformation

Date Created: 20160225 Date Completed: 20170303 Latest Revision: 20200330

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