Pekçevik Yeliz, Pekçevik Rıdvan
From the Department of Radiology (Y.P. e-mail:
Diagn Interv Radiol. 2014 Jan-Feb;20(1):78-81. doi: 10.5152/dir.2013.13203.
Posterior fossa emissary veins are valveless veins that pass through cranial apertures. They participate in extracranial venous drainage of the posterior fossa dural sinuses. The mastoid emissary vein, condylar veins, occipital emissary vein, and petrosquamosal sinus are the major posterior fossa emissary veins. We believe that posterior fossa emissary veins can be detected by radiologists before surgery with a thorough understanding of their anatomy. Describing them using temporal bone computed tomography (CT), CT angiography, and cerebral magnetic resonance (MR) venography examinations results in more detailed and accurate preoperative radiological interpretation and has clinical importance. This pictorial essay reviews the anatomy of the major and clinically relevant posterior fossa emissary veins using high-resolution CT, CT angiography, and MR venography images and discusses the clinical importance of reporting these vascular variants.
后颅窝导静脉是穿过颅骨孔的无瓣膜静脉。它们参与后颅窝硬脑膜窦的颅外静脉引流。乳突导静脉、髁静脉、枕导静脉和岩鳞窦是主要的后颅窝导静脉。我们认为,放射科医生在术前通过全面了解后颅窝导静脉的解剖结构能够检测到它们。使用颞骨计算机断层扫描(CT)、CT血管造影和脑磁共振(MR)静脉造影检查来描述这些静脉,可实现更详细、准确的术前影像学解读,具有临床重要性。这篇图文并茂的文章使用高分辨率CT、CT血管造影和MR静脉造影图像回顾了主要的以及临床上相关的后颅窝导静脉的解剖结构,并讨论了报告这些血管变异的临床重要性。