Arachnoid granulations in the cerebral dural sinuses as demonstrated by contrast-enhanced 3D magnetic resonance venography

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-328

  Haroun, Azmi A ^a   Mahafza, Waleed S ^a   Al Najar, Mahasen S ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Arachnoid granulations; Cerebral blood vessels; Dural sinuses; MRV; Pacchionian granulations

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARACHNOID; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN VEIN; CHILD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE VENOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL SINUSES; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34249911731     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-007-0211-7     Document Type: Article

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