The anterior medullary–anterior pontomesencephalic venous system and its bridging veins communicating to the dural sinuses: normal anatomy and drainage routes from dural arteriovenous fistulas

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Hiro Kiyosue · Oita University

Shuichi Tanoue · Oita University

Yoshiko Sagara · Oita University

Yuzo Hori · Nagatomi Neurosurgical Hospital

Mika Okahara · Oita University

Junji Kashiwagi · Oita University

Hirofumi Nagatomi · Nagatomi Neurosurgical Hospital

Abstract

The AMV/APMV and bridging veins showed various anatomies and frequently showed a connection to the cavernous sinus. Knowledge of the venous anatomy is helpful for the diagnosis and intravascular treatment of DAVFs.

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Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

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Published in: Neuroradiology

Volume 50, Issue 12, pp. 1013-1023

DOI: 10.1007/s00234-008-0433-3

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The anterior medullary–anterior pontomesencephalic venous system and its bridging veins communicating to the dural sinuses: normal anatomy and drainage routes from dural arteriovenous fistulas

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