Looking deep into cerebral venous system: Is that a pathology or just a normal variant?

Congress:

ECR 2020

Poster Number:

C-07764

Type:

Educational Exhibit

Keywords:

Performed at one institution, Observational, Retrospective, Haemodynamics / Flow dynamics, Normal variants, Imaging sequences, MR, Veins / Vena cava, Neuroradiology brain, Anatomy, Vascular

Authors:

S. Mahal¹, S. Tiwari², T. Yadav³, P. S. Khera¹; ¹JODHPUR/IN, ²Jodhpur, Rajasthan /IN, ³110029/IN

DOI:

10.26044/ecr2020/C-07764

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.26044/ecr2020/C-07764

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