Anatomical variations of occipital bone impressions for dural venous sinuses around the torcular Herophili, with special reference to the consideration of clinical significance

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 480-487

  Singh, M ^a   Nagashima, M ^b   Inoue, Y ^c  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confluence; Helical computed tomography; Magnetic resonance venography; Superior sagittal sinus; Transverse sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BONE BLOOD FLOW; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINUS VENOSUS; SKULL; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; CRANIAL SINUSES; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 9444225522     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-004-0269-4     Document Type: Article

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