Variations of Intracranial Dural Venous Sinus Diameters from Birth to 20 Years of Age: An MRV-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The role of the dural venous sinus system in cerebrovascular pathology and the understanding of normal developmental patterns and sizes of the dural venous sinus system continue to expand. The purpose of this study was to review MR venograms to elucidate developmental patterns and diameters of the major dural venous sinuses from 0 to 20 years of age.

Materials and methods

All available MR venograms of patients 0-20  years of age who presented to our institution were retrospectively reviewed. Patient age at the time of image acquisition was noted, and measurements were taken of the diameters of the major dural venous sinuses. The presence of embryonic sinuses including the persistent falcine sinus and the occipital sinus was noted. Dominance patterns of

SUBMITTER: Larson AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7963243 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature