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Table 1 Angioarchitecture characteristics of the studied cases

From: Assessment of endovascular embolization of cerebral arterio-venous malformations in vertebrobasilar domain

 

n = 17

%

Size

  

   < 3 cm

5

29.4

  From 3to 6 cm

5

29.4

   > 6 cm

7

41.2

Feeders

  

 Terminal perforator

16

94.1

 En passage

1

5.9

Number of draining veins

  

 Single

3

17.6

 Multiple

14

82.4

Venous drainage

  

 Superficial

1

5.9

 Deep

11

64.7

 Mixed

5

29.4

Aneurysm

  

  −ve

12

70.6

  + ve

5

29.4

Fistulous

  

 Mixed

2

11.8

 Plexiform

15

88.2

 Borders

  

 Diffuse

7

41.2

 Compact

10

58.8

Venous ectasia

  

  No

11

64.7

  Yes

6

35.3

Bleeding

  

 Non-ruptured

8

47.1

 Ruptured

9

52.9

Spetzler and Martin

  

 2

5

29.4

 3

5

29.4

 4

7

41.2

Eloquence

  

 Non-eloquent

7

41.2

 Eloquent

10

58.8

Location

  

 Occipital

4

23.5

 Cerebellar

3

17.6

 Brainstem

1

5.9

 Occipito-parietal

3

17.6

 Occipito-temporal

3

17.6

 Brainstem + cerebellar

1

5.9

 Pericallosal

2

11.8

Feeding artery

  

 SCA

3

17.6

 PCA

10

58.8

 Basilar

1

5.9

 PICA

1

5.9

 Pericallosal, PCA

2

11.8

  1. PCA posterior cerebral artery, SCA superior cerebellar artery, PICA posterior inferior cerebellar artery