MRI findings in a child with sigmoid sinus thrombosis following mastoiditis

Maurice A. A. J. van den Bosch, Jan A. Vos, Marie A. C. J. de Letter, Jacob A. de Ru, Ronnie A. A. M. van Diemen-Steenvoorde, Frans B. Plötz

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Abstract

We describe the MRI features of sigmoid sinus thrombosis following mastoiditis in a 3-year-old girl. The features consisted of increased signal from the sinus on T2-weighted images and absence of flow on MR venography. It is concluded that MRI enabled a timely diagnosis of this life-threatening disease. MRI, as a non-invasive technique that does not use ionizing radiation, should be considered the investigation of first choice, especially in young patients.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)877-879
JournalPediatric Radiology
Volume33
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2003
Externally publishedYes

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