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American Journal of Neuroradiology 26:1852-1854, August 2005
© 2005 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
BRAIN

Linear Accelerator-Based Radiosurgery for Multiple Arteriovenous Malformations: Case Report

Julian R. Perks^a, Claus Yang^a, Kamran Sahrakar^b,d, Conrad Pappas^b,d, Jonathan Hartman^c, H. Kubo^a and Allan Chen^a

^a Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
^b Department of Neurosurgery, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
^c Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
^d Department of Neurosurgery, Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, CA

Address correspondence to Julian R. Perks, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Davis, Cancer Center, 4501 X Street, Sacramento, CA 95817

Summary: This report presents a rare case of multiple, widely spaced arteriovenous malformations in a single patient treated with linear accelerator–based radiosurgery. The choices associated with the requisite imaging and planning are presented. In light of the anatomic topography, linear accelerator–based radiosurgery was chosen over gamma knife treatment, with CT angiography being used to image all target areas simultaneously.