Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 9 , Pages 1103-1111 , September 2010

Anatomical Evaluation of the Dural Sinuses in the Region of the Torcular Herophili Using Three Dimensional CT Venography

  • Akio Fukusumi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Takanohara Central Hospital, 1-3-3 Ukyo, Nara 631-0805, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: A.F.
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  • Toshio Okudera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neuroradiology, Hara-Doi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Shoki Takahashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Toshiaki Taoka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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  • Masahiko Sakamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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  • Hiroyuki Nakagawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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  • Katsutoshi Takayama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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  • Kimihiko Kichikawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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  • Satoru Iwasaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Higashi-Osaka Municipal General Hospital, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Received 1 April 2010 ,Accepted 22 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.04.020

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 9 , Pages 1103-1111 , September 2010

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