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During a catheter angiography & venography - mainly to test pressure gradients of transverse sinuses for high intracranial pressure. would a venous sinus thrombosis be easily seen during this test? if there was one? generally speaking. thanks?
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Yes this would be visualized readily on such a dedicated procedure
Answered 5/31/2021
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