Venous drainage pattern classification in intracranial dAVFs
Classification of Borden et al3 | Classification of Cognard et al2 | |||
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Benign venous drainage patterns | I | Drains to dural sinus | I | Drains to dural sinus |
No CVR | No sinus reflux | |||
No CVR | ||||
IIa | Drains to dural sinus | |||
Sinus reflux present | ||||
No CVR | ||||
Aggressive venous drainage patterns | II | Drains to dural sinus | IIb | Drains to dural sinus |
CVR present | No sinus reflux | |||
CVR present | ||||
IIa+b | Drains to dural sinus | |||
Sinus reflux present | ||||
CVR present | ||||
III | Direct drainage to cortical veins | III | Direct drainage to cortical veins | |
Or | No venous ectasia | |||
Drainage to an isolated segment of dural sinus | IV | Direct drainage to cortical veins | ||
Venous ectasia present | ||||
V | Spinal perimedullary venous drainage |
Note:—CVR indicates cortical venous reflux.