MRI showing pulmonary AVM-induced cerebral abscess

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance image (MRI) from a patient with HHT and pulmonary AVM. Note enhancing vascular capsule and central area of necrosis in the temporoparietal abscess.

PAVM: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.

Reproduced by permission from: Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Shovlin C, Bamford K, Wray D. Post-NICE 2008: Antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental procedures for patients with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) and hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. Br J Dent 2008; 205:531. Copyright © 2008.

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MRI showing pulmonary AVM-induced cerebral abscess