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Weerakkody Y, Sharma R, Jones J, et al. Fat in dural sinuses. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-89331
Fat in dural sinuses is usually an incidental finding and generally tends to occur in the torcula but may be seen in all dural sinuses 1.
They are thought to represent normal adipose tissue in the sinus wall.
CT
Fat in the dural sinuses is seen as fat-density nodules or lines extending along the dural sinuses.
The most common locations are, in order of frequency 4:
If not viewed on the correct window setting, it may mimic the following:
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1. Tokiguchi S, Ando K, Tsuchiya T, Ito J. Fat in the Dural Sinus. Neuroradiology. 1986;28(3):267-70. doi:10.1007/BF00548203 - Pubmed
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2. Horsburgh A. Incidental Fat in the Dural Sinuses. Neuroradiology. 2009;51(11):787-8. doi:10.1007/s00234-009-0547-2 - Pubmed
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3. Tokiguchi S, Kurashima A, Ito J, Takahashi H, Shimbo Y. Fat in the Dural Sinus--CT and Anatomical Correlations. Neuroradiology. 1988;30(1):78-80. doi:10.1007/BF00341950 - Pubmed
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4. Tokiguchi S. [Investigation of Fat in the Dural Sinus]. Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai Zasshi. 1991;51(8):871-82. - Pubmed
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