Factors Affecting Attenuation of Dural Sinuses on Noncontrasted Computed Tomography Scan

What is it about?

In the ER, time is a crucial player in patient's outcome, thus, improving the tools used in ER to reach the diagnosis is mandatory. In this article, we found several factors that should be taken into account upon CT scan interpretation for patients presenting with neurological symptoms suspicious for cerebrovenous sinus thrombosis. age, gender, and hemoglobin level are all affect CT attenuation as following: An old, polycythemic, male will has higher attenuation compared with a young, anemic, female who will has the lowest attenuation.

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Why is it important?

By keeping all these factors in mind upon interpreting CT scan in ER , we will have better and faster outcome.

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