Abstract
The CT appearances of the pacchionian body, confirmed at autopsy, are reported. The pacchionian body appears as a low density mass in the dural venous sinus, of almost the same density as the subarachnoid space.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Arachnoid / diagnostic imaging*
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Arachnoid / pathology
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Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Brain Neoplasms / pathology
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Brain Neoplasms / secondary
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Cranial Sinuses / diagnostic imaging*
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Cranial Sinuses / pathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Male
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Parietal Lobe / diagnostic imaging
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Parietal Lobe / pathology
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Reference Values
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*