Multimodal diagnosis of cortical vein thrombosis

Introduction: Thrombosis of the cortical veins (CVT) is a very rare disorder and its clinical and radiological diagnosis is challenging. The aim of our study was to evaluate the sensitivity and the specificity of different imaging modalities, including unenhanced multidetector-row CT (MDCT), multidetector-row CTA (MDCTA), and different MRI sequences in the detection of CVT. Methods: 10 patients with clinical and radiological confirmed CVT, either isolated (ICVT) or in combination with a sinus thrombosis (=combined cortical venous thrombosis, CCVT) and 10 patients without a venous pathology were included in the s…