title: CT of the pacchionian body.
abstract: The CT appearances of the pacchionian body, confirmed at autopsy, are reported. The pacchionian body appears as a low density mass in the dural venous sinus, of almost the same density as the subarachnoid space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Dentistry, Niigata University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokiguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001099:Arachnoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012016:Reference Values; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed