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Accuracy of unenhanced CT in the diagnosis of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

Matteo BonattiRiccardo VallettaFabio LombardoGiulia A ZamboniEmanuela TurriGiacomo AvesaniGiancarlo MansuetoRiccardo ManfrediGünther Schifferle
Published in: La Radiologia medica (2020)
The presence of sinus hyperdensity at NECT enables to detect patients with CVT with 81% sensitivity and 77% specificity. A sinus attenuation cutoff value of 63 HU can be used in order to increase specificity, but lowering sensitivity.
Keyphrases
  • dual energy
  • computed tomography
  • pulmonary embolism
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • contrast enhanced
  • positron emission tomography
  • brain injury
  • blood brain barrier