Deep vascular congestion in dural venous thrombosis on computed tomography.
In a 64-year-old female patient with verified dural venous thrombosis, postcontrast computed tomography showed dilatation of the transcerebral medullary veins, a feature that is probably pathognomonic.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014680:Veins