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Trans-mesencephalic arteries and veins

Angiographic aspects in tectal vascular lesions

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The authors present the trans-mesencephalic arteries and their rôle in the differenciation of pure and secondary vein of Galen arterio-venous malformations (AVM). They illustrate the trans-mesencephalic draining veins of the so-called venous angiomas, which are normal variants, often associated with cavernous haemangiomas representing the clinically active lesion.

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  1. Service de Neuroradiologie Vasculaire, Hôpital de Bicètre, Kremlin Bicètre, France

    P. Lasjaunias

  2. Department of Radiology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    K. Terbrugge

  3. Department of Neuroradiology, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, N.Y., USA

    I. S. Choi

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Lasjaunias, P., Terbrugge, K. & Choi, I.S. Trans-mesencephalic arteries and veins. Acta neurochir 92, 138–143 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01401984

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