Serial T2*WI studies in the acute phase of cerebral venous thrombosis.
We report a case of a 49-year-old woman with headache who was diagnosed with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) of the superior sagittal and right transverse sinuses. Serial gradient recalled-echo T2*-weighted imaging (T2*WI) studies demonstrated dynamic changes of thrombosed segments. T2*WI is useful not only as a diagnostic tool for CVT, but also in evaluating changes to thrombus.
Aoki
Junya
J
Department of Stroke Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki. aojyun@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
Iguchi
Yasuyuki
Y
Kimura
Kazumi
K
Yamashita
Shinji
S
Shibazaki
Kensaku
K
Terasawa
Yuka
Y
D000208:Acute Disease; D018450:Disease Progression; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology