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Bilateral tentorial sinus drainage of the basal vein (of Rosenthal)
Diego San Millán Ruíz1, Jean H D Fasel, Alain Reverdin
1Department of Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. Diego.SanMillan@hcuge.ch
We report a case of bilateral collateral tentorial venous sinus drainage of the basal vein (of Rosenthal) (BV). The observation was made on a corrosion cast of the cerebral venous system obtained from a fresh cadaver. Radiographic correlation was obtained by performing standard X-ray imaging of the corrosion cast. Embryologic and clinical considerations are discussed.
We report a case of bilateral collateral tentorial venous sinus drainage of the basal vein (of Rosenthal) (BV). The observation was made on a corrosion cast of the cerebral venous system obtained from a fresh cadaver. Radiographic correlation was obtained by performing standard X-ray imaging of the corrosion cast. Embryologic and clinical considerations are discussed.
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