CTA Neck
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CA0614-CTA Neck
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CA0614-CTA Neck
Case ReportExam
Prior Study
Acute to subacute thrombosis of multiple dural sinuses is evident including the transverse sinuses on both sides, and the straight sinus. Acute venous thrombosis is evident in both of the internal cerebral veins (ICV), the vein of Galen and the right basal vein of Rosenthal. There is edema in the dorsal right thalamus, but whether this is vasogenic edema or cytogenic edema (venous stroke) is indeterminate. There is also reduced CT density wihtin the superior vermis, but whether this is from prior radiation therapy (with leukomalacia) or whether it is related to retrograde propagation of clot from the vein of Galen into the superior vermian vein complex is indeterminate.
CT perfusion
There is deep central vein thrombosis producing venous congestion in the the subependymal venous system (i.e. caudate, thalamostriate, and deep medullary parenchymal vein), greater on the right than the left.
Thrombosis of the straight sinus is evident on the CTA, which is included with the CT perfusion data set, but there is no CT perfusion evidence of collateral flow in the dural sinus wall.
Findings
CTA of the Neck
There is thrombosis of the right cervical internal jugular vein and both the right sigmoid and distal transverse sinuses. The right internal jugular vein remains occluded without being hyperdense throughout the neck, which suggests this may be a chronic IJ occlusion. There is opacification of most of the left transverse sinus, thought to be potentially partially thrombosed on the noncontrast head CT. The left sigmoid sinus and the entire cervical left internal jugular and innominate veins are patent.
The soft tissues and arterial vascularity in the neck are within normal limits.
