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Three-dimensional volumetric visualization of arteriovenous malformation of the maxilla

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan; ² Department of Pathology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan; ³ The First Department of Oral Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan; ⁴ Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan

*Correspondence to: Mamoru Wakoh, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba-City, Chiba 261-8502, Japan; E-mail: wakoh{at}tdc.ac.jp

Received 8 October 2002; revised 24 November 2002; accepted 4 December 2002

The appearance of an arteriovenous malformation is described from images derived from spiral CT and reconstructed in three dimensions using computer graphics. The existence and shape of a vascular malformation is demonstrated using a vascular protocol. This three-dimensional CT technique is an important adjunct to diagnosis using CT, MRI and conventional radiography.

Keywords: arteriovenous malformations; tomography, spiral computed; image processing, computer-assisted; maxilla