The growing use and improved accessibility of noninvasive imaging modalities have increased the detection of incidental intracranial findings, such as unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). At the same time, existing literature presents conflicting findings regarding whether the incidence of ruptured AVMs has increased or decreased. Considering these developments, we hypothesized that the detection rate of unruptured AVMs has increased, and the detection rate of ruptured AVMs has changed over the period of 18 years, potentially reflecting shifts in underlying vascular risk profiles and preventive health behaviors.
Pohjola et al. (Thu,) studied this question.