Spontaneous resolution of low-flow spinal arteriovenous fistulas.
Joe KangLydia GreggPhilippe GailloudPublished in: Neuroradiology (2017)
The "spontaneous" resolution of spinal vascular malformations appears to selectively involve SAVFs. While vessel wall alterations previously documented on the venous side of SAVFs may play an important role in the regression of these lesions, angiography seems to represent a significant contributing factor, probably through the prothrombotic properties of nonionic contrast agents.