Skip to main content
Log in

The radiological diagnosis of cerebral venous angioma: Cerebral angiography and computed tomography

Neuroradiology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

The angiographic and CT findings in seven cases of cerebral venous angioma are presented and analyzed. Two cases were also examined with dynamic CT. The radiological literature on the subject is reviewed and a new classification of cerebral venous angioma based on its pattern of drainage is proposed. It is concluded that with the use of thin slices and coronal cuts both the angioma and its pattern of venous drainage can be indentified on CT in a high proportion of cases. In addition, with dynamic CT the specificity of CT in diagnosing cerebral venous angioma may further increase.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Aronson SM (1968) Vascular malformations. In: Minckler J (ed) Pathology of the nervous system, Vol 2. McGraw-Hill, New York

    Google Scholar 

  2. Hamby WB (1958) The pathology of supratentorial angiomas. J Neurosurg 15:65–75

    Google Scholar 

  3. Taveras JM, Wood EH (1964) Diagnostic neuroradiology. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore

    Google Scholar 

  4. Courville CB (1963) Morphology of small vascular malformations of the brain, with particular reference to the mechanism of their drainage. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 22:274–284

    Google Scholar 

  5. McCormick WF (1966) The pathology of vascular (“arteriovenous”) malformations. J Neurosurg 24:807–816

    Google Scholar 

  6. Constans JP, Dilenge D, Védrenne Cl (1968) Angiomes veineux cérébraux. Neurochirurgie 14:641–650

    Google Scholar 

  7. Scotti LN, Goldman RL, Rao GR, Heinz ER (1975) Cerebral venous angioma. Neuroradiology 9:125–128

    Google Scholar 

  8. Wendling LR, Moore JS Jr, Kieffer SA, Goldberg HI, Latchaw RE (1976) Intracerebral venous angioma. Radiology 119: 141–147

    Google Scholar 

  9. Sarwar M, McCormick WF (1978) Intracerebral venous angioma. Case report and review. Arch Neurol 35:323–325

    Google Scholar 

  10. Saito Y, Kobayashi N (1981) Cerebral venous angiomas. Clinical evaluation and possible etiology. Radiology 139:87–94

    Google Scholar 

  11. Wolf PA, Rosman NP, New PFJ (1967) Multiple small cryptic venous angiomas of the brain mimicking cerebral metastases. A clinical, pathological and angiographic study. Neurology 17:491–501

    Google Scholar 

  12. Preissig RS, Preissig SH, Goree JA (1976) Angiographic demonstration of a cerebral venous angioma. Case report. Neurosurg 44:628–631

    Google Scholar 

  13. Michels LG, Bentson JR, Winter J (1977) Computed tomography of cerebral venous angiomas. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1: 149–154

    Google Scholar 

  14. Kramer RA, Wing SD (1977) Computed tomography of angiographically occult cerebral vascular malformations. Radiology 123:649–652

    Google Scholar 

  15. Sartor K, Fliedner E, Weber K (1978) Venöse Angiome des Gehirns. RÖFO 128:171–176

    Google Scholar 

  16. Suganuma Y, Oie K, Tanigawa K et al (1978) A case of cerebral venous angioma. Neurol Surg 6:77–83 (Jap)

    Google Scholar 

  17. Maehara T, Tasaka A (1978) Cerebral venous angioma: computed tomography and angiographic diagnosis. Neuroradiology 16:296–298

    Google Scholar 

  18. Fierstien SB, Pribram HW, Hiestima G (1979) Angiography and computed tomography in the evaluation of cerebral venous malformations. Neuroradiology 17:137–148

    Google Scholar 

  19. Cabanes J, Balsco R, Garcia M, Tamarit L (1979) Cerebral venous angiomas. Surg Neurol 11:385–389

    Google Scholar 

  20. Moritake K, Handa H, Mori K et al (1980) Venous angiomas of the brain. Surg Neurol 14:95–105

    Google Scholar 

  21. Solomon EH, Bonstelle ChT, Modic MT, Kaufman B (1980) Angiographic and computed tomographic correlation in cerebral venous angiomas. Comput Tomogr 4:217–220

    Google Scholar 

  22. Hammer B, Pohlhammer H (1980) Das venöse Angiom des Gehirns. Diagnostik im Computertomogramm und in der Angiographie. Radiologe 20:113–117

    Google Scholar 

  23. Kaernbach A, Bradac GB, Ferszt R, Halbhübner K (1981) Angiographisch stumme zerebrovaskuläre Malformationen. Radiologe 21:243–248

    Google Scholar 

  24. Brauch CE, Kunath AM, Buscemi JH (1981) Sublingual venous angioma. Marker of intracranial lesions? Arch Neurol 38: 259–260

    Google Scholar 

  25. Hacker DA, Latchaw RE, Chou SN, Gold LHA (1981) Bilateral cerebellar venous angioma. J Comput Assist Tomogr 5: 424–426

    Google Scholar 

  26. Huang YP, Wolf BS (1964) Veins of the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres (the medullary veins). AJR 92:739–755

    Google Scholar 

  27. Schlesinger B (1939) The venous drainage of the brai, with special reference to the galenic system. Brain 62:274–291

    Google Scholar 

  28. Kaplan HA (1959) The transcerebral venous system. An anatomical study. Arch Neurol 1:148–152

    Google Scholar 

  29. Hacker H, Vonofakos D (1982) Vascular diagnosis with angio CT. Neuroradiology 22:283

    Google Scholar 

  30. Pardatscher K, Fiore DL, Galligioni F, Iraci G (1980) Diagnosis of cerebral venous angioma by rapidly enhanced CT scan. Surg Neurol 14:111–113

    Google Scholar 

  31. Pak H, Patel SC, Malik GM, Ausman JI (1980) Successful evacuation of a pontine hematoma secondary to rupture of a venous angioma. Surg Neurol 15:164–167

    Google Scholar 

  32. Thron A, Petersen D, Voigt K (1982) Neuroradiologie, Klinik und Pathologie der zerebralen venösen Angiome. Radiologe 22:389–399

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Valavanis, A., Wellauer, J. & Yaşargil, M.G. The radiological diagnosis of cerebral venous angioma: Cerebral angiography and computed tomography. Neuroradiology 24, 193–199 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399770

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399770

Key words

Navigation