Evaluating diploic vein blood flow using time-resolved whole-head computed tomography angiography and determining the positional relationship between typical craniotomy approaches and diploic veins in patients with meningioma.
Kei YamashiroAkira WakakoTatsuo OmiKazuhiro MurayamaDaijiro KojimaJun MutoKazuhide AdachiMitsuhiro HasegawaYuichi HirosePublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2022)
In patients with meningiomas, both 4D-CTA and DSA are useful in evaluating diploic vein blood flow. In meningiomas with venous sinus invasion, determining the extent of craniotomy after understanding the pathways and blood flow of diploic veins is recommended.