Unespected dectection of unruptured brain arteriovenous malformation with 18F-DOPA PET/MR

Hell J Nucl Med. 2022 May-Aug;25(2):213-215. doi: 10.1967/s002449912482. Epub 2022 Aug 3.

Abstract

Unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations (AVM) have a heterogeneous clinical presentation, mainly related to the presence of intracerebral hemorrhage. We report the diagnosis of AVM in a patient with Parkinson's disease (PD), who undergone positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) molecular brain imaging with fluorine-18-dihydroxyphenylalanine (18F-DOPA). This case suggests that AVM may be occasionally recognized in molecular imaging studies using positron-emitting amino acids. Magnetic resonance imaging with susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) sequences and 3D time of flight (TOF) reconstruction may contribute to manage patients with AVM.

MeSH terms

  • Arteriovenous Malformations*
  • Brain
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine / analogs & derivatives
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • fluorodopa F 18
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine