DAVF detected | Yes/no |
Classification of Borden et al5 | |
I | Drains through dural sinus |
II | Retrograde flow from sinus into cortical veins |
III | Direct flow into cortical veins |
Classification of Cognard et al1 | |
I | Antegrade sinusoidal flow |
II | Reflux: a) sinusoidal, b) arachnoid or both |
III | Direct flow into cortical veins |
IV | Same as III, but with venous ectasias |
V | Flow into perimedullary veins |
Arterial feeders, large | |
| ECA |
| ICA |
| VA |
| Any combination of the above |
Arterial feeders, small | |
| ECA: Occipital artery, auricular artery, superficial temporal artery, middle meningeal artery, ascending pharyngeal artery, internal maxillary artery |
| ICA: Posterior group, inferolateral trunk, meningohypophyseal trunk, ophthalmic system |
| VA: Muscular/occipital branches, posterior meningeal artery, posterior inferior cerebellar artery |
| Any combination of the above |
Fistula type | Single hole (focal)/multihole (diffuse) |
Venous outflow obstruction | Yes/no |
Isolated/trapped sinus | Yes/no |