Cerebral sinus venography in the dog: a new technique

• Published in: Veterinary radiology & ultrasound Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 112 - 115
• Main Authors: Pluhar, G.E, Tucker, R.L, Gavin, P.R, Bagley, R.S, Takeuchi, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.1997
• Subjects: Angiography - instrumentation; Animals; BRAIN; Catheterization, Central Venous - instrumentation; cerebral sinus venography; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBRO; CHIEN; Contrast Media; Cranial Sinuses - diagnostic imaging; Cranial Sinuses - surgery; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC; DIAGNOSTICO; DOGS; Dogs - anatomy & histology; Drug Combinations; ENCEPHALE; Equipment Design; Hemostatics - therapeutic use; Iodine; Jugular Veins; Palmitates - therapeutic use; pediatric angiographic catheter; PERRO; Phlebography - instrumentation; Phlebography - methods; Phlebography - veterinary; RADIOGRAFIA; Radiographic Image Enhancement - methods; RADIOGRAPHIE; RADIOGRAPHY; Skull - surgery; subtraction radiography; Subtraction Technique; Temporal Lobe - blood supply; Waxes - therapeutic use
• ISSN: 1058-8183; 1740-8261
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1997.tb00824.x

A new of performing cerebral sinus venography was developed that opacivies both the ventral and most of the dorsal venous sinus systems. A pediatric angiographic catheter was introduced into the external jugular vein and advanced to the level of the temporal sinus. Iodinated contrast medium was injected manually and radiographs were made. Subtraction radiography was used to visualize vessels field wit contast medium. Venography was simple and relatively non‐invasive and was considered safe. The technique was used to confirm occlusion of the transverse venous sinus in healthy dogs that had undergone radical craniectomies.