Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia: Correlations between computed tomography findings and cerebral complications.
Johan EtievantSalim Aymeric Si-MohamedNicolas VinurelSophie Dupuis-GirodEvelyne DecullierDelphine GamondesChahera KhouatraVincent CottinDidier RevelPublished in: European radiology (2017)
• Chest CT helps clinicians to facilitate appropriate PAVM management strategies. • Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation CT findings are correlated with risk of cerebral complications. • Risk of brain abscess is significantly correlated with number of PAVMs. • Risk of ischaemic stroke is significantly correlated with large feeding artery PAVMs. • Prevalence of observed of brain abscess and ischaemic stroke is 26 %.
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