The dural entrance of cerebral bridging veins into the superior sagittal sinus: an anatomical comparison between cadavers and digital subtraction angiography
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Introduction Intracranial venous structures have received increasing attention due to improved neuroimaging techniques and increased awareness of cerebral venous disease. To date, few studies have attempted to investigate the dural entrance of the cerebral bridging vein (BV). The aim of this study was to use the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) as an example to identify anatomical features of the dural entrance of the BVs into the SSS in both human cadavers and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images.Methods A total of 30 adult and 7 fetal human cadavers and 36 patients were examined with anatomical dissections, vascular casting and DSA. The number, diameter and angle of the BVs entering the SSS were measured and compared between the cadavers and DSA images.Results The results demonstrated that (1) the way a BV entered the SSS varied in three dimensions, and thus the BV dural entrance was difficult to precisely localize by DSA, (2) the distribution pattern of the dural entrance of the BVs into the SSS was relatively constant and a nontributary segment of the SSS was centered at the coronal suture and was identifiable by DSA, and (3) nearly all the BVs (97%, 561/581) entered the SSS at an angle opposite to the direction of blood flow.Conclusion Unique anatomical features of the dural entrance of a BV into the SSS should be considered in neuroimaging interpretation of the sinus and its associated veins.
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The region with tracer enhancement stretches laterally to a larger extent than can be anticipated from previous anatomical descriptions of intradural human arachnoid granulations.
“The region with tracer enhancement, as presented here, stretches laterally to a larger extent than what can be anticipated from the previous anatomical descriptions of intradural human arachnoid granulations14,15”
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Previous anatomical reports demonstrate that parasagittal dura along middle one-third of superior sagittal sinus harbors a dense carpet of arachnoid granulations medially, in close association with an extensive network of intradural channels from 0.02 to 2.0 mm in diameter, coursing and coalescing into lateral lacunae from laterally toward the superior sagittal sinus.
“Our findings compare better with previous anatomical reports demonstrating that parasagittal dura along the middle one-third of the superior sagittal sinus harbors a dense carpet of arachnoid granulations medially, being in close association with an extensive network of intradural channels from 0.02 to 2.0 mm in diameter, coursing and coalescing into lateral lacunae from laterally toward the super”
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- Authors
- Han, H., Tao, W., & Zhang, M.
- Affiliations
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Corresponding author
- Zhang, Ming
- ORCID
- Venue
- Neuroradiology
- Published
- 2007-01-03
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 169-175
- ISSN
- 0028-3940 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-1920
- OpenAlex
- W1979322643
- Cited by
- 76
- References
- 26
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- FWCI
- 2.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Neuroradiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Keywords
- superior sagittal sinus, digital subtraction angiography, cadaveric dissection, venous angle, coronal suture, fetal cadavers
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Cadaver, Cerebral Veins, Cranial Sinuses, Dissection, Dura Mater, Female, Fetus, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sensitivity and Specificity, Angiography, Digital Subtraction
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