Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is abnormal arterial-to-venous connection without intervening capillary network
Vein of Galen malformation is specific, named AVF
IMAGING
General Features
Ultrasonographic Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Giorgi L et al: Management and outcomes of neonatal arteriovenous brain malformations with cardiac failure: a 17 years' experience in a tertiary referral center. J Pediatr. 218:85-91.e2, 2020
Lv X et al: Pediatric intracranial arteriovenous shunts: advances in diagnosis and treatment. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 25:29-39, 2020
Palmyre A et al: Prenatal molecular diagnosis in RASA1-related disease. Prenat Diagn. 37(12):1261-4, 2017
Pedicelli A et al: Prenatal diagnosis and multimodal neonatal treatment of a rare pial arteriovenous fistula: case report and review of the literature. World Neurosurg. 104:1050.e13-18, 2017
Karl K et al: Ultrasound of the fetal veins part 3: the fetal intracerebral venous system. Ultraschall Med. 37(1):6-26, 2016
Jagadeesan BD et al: The role of percutaneous embolization techniques in the management of dural sinus malformations with atypical angioarchitecture in neonates: report of 2 cases. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 16(1):74-9, 2015
Zaidi HA et al: Multimodal treatment strategies for complex pediatric cerebral arteriovenous fistulas: contemporary case series at Barrow Neurological Institute. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 1-10, 2015
Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is abnormal arterial-to-venous connection without intervening capillary network
Vein of Galen malformation is specific, named AVF
IMAGING
General Features
Ultrasonographic Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Giorgi L et al: Management and outcomes of neonatal arteriovenous brain malformations with cardiac failure: a 17 years' experience in a tertiary referral center. J Pediatr. 218:85-91.e2, 2020
Lv X et al: Pediatric intracranial arteriovenous shunts: advances in diagnosis and treatment. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 25:29-39, 2020
Palmyre A et al: Prenatal molecular diagnosis in RASA1-related disease. Prenat Diagn. 37(12):1261-4, 2017
Pedicelli A et al: Prenatal diagnosis and multimodal neonatal treatment of a rare pial arteriovenous fistula: case report and review of the literature. World Neurosurg. 104:1050.e13-18, 2017
Karl K et al: Ultrasound of the fetal veins part 3: the fetal intracerebral venous system. Ultraschall Med. 37(1):6-26, 2016
Jagadeesan BD et al: The role of percutaneous embolization techniques in the management of dural sinus malformations with atypical angioarchitecture in neonates: report of 2 cases. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 16(1):74-9, 2015
Zaidi HA et al: Multimodal treatment strategies for complex pediatric cerebral arteriovenous fistulas: contemporary case series at Barrow Neurological Institute. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 1-10, 2015