CT of the pacchionian body.
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.
Tokiguchi
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Department of Radiology, School of Dentistry, Niigata University, Japan.
Hayashi
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Takahashi
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Okamoto
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Ito
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J
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