Imaging of the intracranial venous system

Neurologist

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-22

  Agid, Ronit ^a,d   Shelef, Ilan ^b   Scott, James N ^c   Farb, Richard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic venography; Dural venous sinuses; Dural venous thrombosis; Gadolinium enhanced 3D magnetic resonance venography; Magnetic resonance venography; Phase contrast magnetic resonance venography; Time of flight magnetic resonance venography

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN VEIN; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CEREBRAL VEINS; CRANIAL SINUSES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38349039655     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e318157f791     Document Type: Review

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