Diagnostic accuracy of plain computed tomography in detecting acute cerebral venous sinus thrombosis keeping magnetic resonance venography as gold standard

Autor: Ayesha Tanveer, Koukab Javed, Muhammad Zain Arshad, Yumna Rubab, Sabahat Tanveer, Hafiz Zulqarnain, admin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, Vol 73, Iss 4 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0030-9982
DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.6920
Popis: Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of plain computed tomography using the ratio between hounsfield unit and hematocrit of cerebral venous sinuses in cases of acute cerebral venous sinus thrombosis taking magnetic resonance venography as the gold standard. Method: The cross-sectional validation study was conducted at the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from March 9 to September 8, 2021, and comprised patients regardless of age and gender presenting with acute neurological and visual signs and symptoms of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis for
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