Aneurysm of the vein of Galen. Ultrasound, MRI and angiographic correlations

S L Leff; G Kronfeld; J C Leonidas

doi:10.1007/BF02010648

Aneurysm of the vein of Galen. Ultrasound, MRI and angiographic correlations

Pediatr Radiol. 1989;20(1-2):98-100. doi: 10.1007/BF02010648.

Authors

S L Leff¹, G Kronfeld, J C Leonidas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York.

PMID: 2689983
DOI: 10.1007/BF02010648

Abstract

We report a case of a vein of Galen Aneurysm in a neonate in which MR imaging provided precise anatomic information, including feeding and draining vessels. MRI may become the most definitive imaging procedure in vein of Galen malformations.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Angiography
Cerebral Veins* / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Veins* / pathology
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ultrasonography