PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Elster, A D
AU  - Chen, M Y
AU  - Richardson, D N
AU  - Yeatts, P R
TI  - Dilated intercavernous sinuses: an MR sign of carotid-cavernous and carotid-dural fistulas.
DP  - 1991 Jul 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 641--645
VI  - 12
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/12/4/641.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/12/4/641.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1991 Jul 01; 12
AB  - Dilated venous channels traversing the sella and connecting the two cavernous sinuses were seen on contrast-enhanced MR images in four patients with angiographically proved carotid fistulas. The anatomy and variations of these so-called intercavernous sinuses are discussed and are demonstrated in Latex-injected anatomic specimens. Direct visualization of the intercavernous sinuses on contrast-enhanced MR images may serve as an ancillary sign for the diagnosis of carotid-cavernous or carotid-dural fistulas near the sella.