Arq Bras Cardiol: Imagem cardiovasc. 2024; 37(2): e20240036

Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Rare Finding Identified by Vascular Ultrasonography

Halsted Alarcão Gomes Pereira da , Fanilda Souto , João Luiz , Simone Nascimento dos

DOI: 10.36660/abcimg.20240036i

Introduction

Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are abnormal arteriovenous communications located in the intracranial dura mater. The main supply arteries are generally the meningeal branches of the external carotid artery, internal carotid artery, and vertebral artery. Digital subtraction cerebral angiography continues to be the standard method for diagnosing dural AVFs.,

Vascular ultrasound (VUS) is highly accurate in the diagnosis of diseases that involve extracranial vessels, and the objective of this case report is to demonstrate that, by analyzing the flow in these arteries, it is possible to consider intracranial lesions that are not accessible on conventional Doppler.

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Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Rare Finding Identified by Vascular Ultrasonography

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