Spinal dural fistula evaluation using 4-Dimensional intra-aortic spinal CTAngiography in a hybrid angiography suite.

ABSTRACT

Intra-aortic CT Angiography (IA-CTA) is a relatively new technique that shows promise in efficient diagnosis and evaluation of the angioarchitecture of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae(sdAVF). The authors document the first reported use of a 4D-CT and C-arm fluoroscope in a hybrid interventional suite to evaluate a sdAVF. Time resolved IA-CTA is clinically feasible in the evaluation of sdAVF, has higher temporal resolution as compared to standard IA-CTA and reduced contrast load, radiation dose and potential for procedural complications as compared to standard spinal angiography.