Fat in dural sinuses

Last revised by Rohit Sharma on 3 Mar 2024

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. 

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:

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