The application value of CT and MRI on children’s vein of Galen malformation / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical application value of CT and MRI on the children’s vein of Galen malformation (VGAM).Methods CT and MRI images of 10 children cases with VGAM were analyzed retrospectively.Results CT and MRI find-ings10 cases with dilatation of the vein of Galen,8 cases with straight sinus dilation,6 cases with dilation of confluence sinus,and 6 cases with other sinus dilatation.Blood supply vesselsbasilar artery in 6 cases,posterior cerebral artery in 2 cases,anterior cerebral artery in 1 case and other vascular in 1 case.Complicationsbleeding in 4 cases,thrombosis in 2 cases,and calcification in 2 cases. Conclusion CT and MRI can confirm the diagnosis of children’s VGAM,and abnormal blood-supply vessels.CT has advantages of observation of calcifications,and MRI has advantages of observation of hemorrhage and thrombosis.