Table 2:

Percentage decrease in hematocrit between contiguous venous segments in postmortem subjects

Venous Segments ComparedSubject 1aSubject 2bSubject 3c
Superior aspect of superior sagittal sinus/inferior aspect of superior sagittal sinusNA13.45.8
Anterior aspect of straight sinus/posterior aspect of straight sinus32.023.527.4

  • Note:—NA indicates not available.

  • ↵a Subject 1, imaged 7 hours after death.

  • ↵b Subject 2, imaged 6 hours after death.

  • ↵c Subject 3, imaged 28 hours after death.