Table 1. Previous reports on the angiographic characteristics of micro-AVMs.
| Authors | No. of micro-AVMs | Mean age (y/o) | Initial angiographic results | The rate of SA at the repeated angiography* | Mean delay between onset and diagnosis (days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of positive results (%) | No. of equivocal results | No. of negative results | |||||
| Cellerini et al. 20024) | 10 | 48.8 | 5 (50%) | 3 | 2 | 4/5 | 129.8 |
| Perrini et al. 20047) | 14 | 44.6 | 8 (57.1%) | 3 | 3 | 3/6 | 50.4 |
| Andreou et al. 20082) | 25 | 29.7 | 18 (72%) | 5 | 2 | 6/7 | Unknown |
| Alén et al. 20133) | 28 | 37.1 | 22 (78.6%) | 0 | 6 | 4/6 | Unknown |
*The rate of patients who underwent SA, when the initial angiographic results were equivocal or negative. micro-AVMs: micro-arteriovenous malformations; SA: superselective angiography; y/o: years old