ReviewCureus2022
A Systematic Review Comparing Digital Subtraction Angiogram With Magnetic Resonance Angiogram Studies in Demonstrating the Angioarchitecture of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning driven segmentation and quantification models for brain arteriovenous malformations: A systematic review.Neuroradiology · 2025Pooled it
- Imaging of intracranial aneurysms in animals: a systematic review of modalities.Neurosurgical review · 2023Pooled it
- Segmentation techniques of brain arteriovenous malformations for 3D visualization: a systematic review.La Radiologia medica · 2022Pooled it
- Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Endothelial and Histopathological Alterations Induced by Cerebral Angiography.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- Machine learning based classification of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhages using radiomics features.Neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Contrast-Enhanced Time-Resolved MR Angiography to Assess Angioarchitectural Classification Features of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Current and Future Applications of Arterial Spin Labeling MRI in Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations.Biomedicines · 2024Review
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Abstract
In brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), there is mismatched communication between arteries and veins, causing a nidal bed between them. This systematic review explores whether a magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) can be used as a diagnostic imaging tool instead of a digital subtraction angiogram (DSA). Utilizing PubMed, Cochrane, and Google Scholar, as well as the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for article selection, a literature search was conducted over the past five years. Eleven studies were included, with a majority of the articles suggesting a potential for consideration. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) versus time-of-flight (TOF) scans was a comparison study, in addition to the study on pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (pc-ASL), which proved its high sensitivity in comparison with DSA scans. Other studies included quantitative magnetic resonance angiogram (Q-MRA) measuring the blood flow and susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) modality. Although promising, digital subtraction angiogram (DSA) scans have diagnostic superiority. In addition, articles discussed follow-up magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) scans after surgery. Overall, digital subtraction angiogram remains the gold standard due to its superior spatial resolution and hemodynamic properties; these are the key limitations of magnetic resonance studies. MRA has demonstrated its ability to reproduce high-quality diagnostic images for arteriovenous malformation (AVM) angioarchitecture; however, coupled with their limitations, not many studies with large sample sizes over longer periods have been conducted, and we urge more research into it.
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