Accuracy of unenhanced CT in the diagnosis of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
Matteo BonattiRiccardo VallettaFabio LombardoGiulia A ZamboniEmanuela TurriGiacomo AvesaniGiancarlo MansuetoRiccardo ManfrediGünther SchifferlePublished 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.