The Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Venography for Diagnosis of Dural Sinus Thrombosis

Authors

  • Orasa Chawalparit Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Anchalee Churojana Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Sirinthorn Sil-u-dom Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Pairash Saiviroonporn Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Reanchai Julavisetkul Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Naraporn Prayoonwiwat Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • Niphon Poungvarin Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Keywords:

Dural sinus, Venous thrombosis, Magnetic resonance angiography

Abstract

A retrospective study of 24 patients who underwent magnetic resonance venography (MRV) was performed. The MRV was using a 3D-PC technique and thick-slab multiplanar reconstruction. Four patients underwent conventional angiography. There were 4 males and 20 females with an age range of 8-71 years. The MRV was considered as positive for dural sinus thrombosis (DST) in 8 patients and negative in 16 patients. There were 2 false positive in the MRV.The sensitivity of MRV is 100%,specificity 88%,positive predictive value 75% and negative predictive value 100%.We concluded that MRV is a valuable screening method for DST. One pitfall concerning the use of MRV is that a false positive interpretation may occur due to hypoplasia of the transverse sinus which is a normal variant.

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Published

01-04-2002

How to Cite

Chawalparit, O. ., Churojana, A., Sil-u-dom, S. ., Saiviroonporn, P. ., Julavisetkul, R. ., Prayoonwiwat, N., & Poungvarin, . N. . (2002). The Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Venography for Diagnosis of Dural Sinus Thrombosis. Siriraj Medical Journal, 54(4), 231–234. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/245250

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Vol. 54 No. 4 (2002): April

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