Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Detection and Evaluation of Maxillofacial Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report

Chang Liu, MD; Weiwei Shen, MD; Peng Fu, MD; Youchen Xia, MD; Jianxun Ma, MD; Ligang Cui, MD; Shi Tan, MD

doi:10.37015/AUDT.2023.220024

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2023 , Vol. 7 >Issue 3: 288 - 292

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37015/AUDT.2023.220024

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Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Detection and Evaluation of Maxillofacial Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report

Chang Liu, MD ,
Weiwei Shen, MD ,
Peng Fu, MD ,
Youchen Xia, MD ,
Jianxun Ma, MD ,
Ligang Cui, MD ,
Shi Tan, MD

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^a Department of Ultrasound, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
^b Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China

*Department of Ultrasound, Peking University Third Hospital, No. 49 Huayuan North Road, Beijing, 100191, China, e-mail: tenshi@126.com.

Received date: 2022-06-28

Revised date: 2023-08-20

Accepted date: 2022-09-21

Online published: 2023-10-09

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Abstract

Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a kind of congenital endothelial malformation that results from errors in vascular morphogenesis. Here we present a case of maxillofacial AVM in a 19-year-old male for its imaging characteristics on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). On conventional ultrasound, the lesion was a large subcutaneous mass with abnormal vasculature. On CEUS, it manifested as a “quick wash-in and slow wash-out” enhancement. Moreover, CEUS showed a much larger range of the lesion than gray-scale imaging, with left ophthalmic artery involved. CEUS enabled real-time observation of the microcirculatory perfusion of the lesion and played a very important role in the detection and evaluation of maxillofacial AVM.

Key words： Arteriovenous malformation; Contrast-enhanced; Ultrasound

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Chang Liu, MD , Weiwei Shen, MD , Peng Fu, MD , Youchen Xia, MD , Jianxun Ma, MD , Ligang Cui, MD , Shi Tan, MD . Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Detection and Evaluation of Maxillofacial Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report[J]. ADVANCED ULTRASOUND IN DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY, 2023 , 7(3) : 288 -292 . DOI: 10.37015/AUDT.2023.220024

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