RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The cisternal ventricle. JF American Journal of Neuroradiology JO Am. J. Neuroradiol. FD American Society of Neuroradiology SP 111 OP 113 VO 9 IS 1 A1 J R Jinkins YR 1988 UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/9/1/111.abstract AB Hydrocephalus communicating with the basilar subarachnoid cisterns may manifest itself as enlargement of these spaces. Confirmation of this finding is based on resolution of dilatation after ventricular shunting. A series of eight patients points out the CT characteristics, the differential diagnosis, and the importance of the cisternal ventricle in the transmission of CSF.