Open AccessChoroid plexus of the fourth ventricle: a useful CT landmark
Author(s) -
L. Anne Hayman,
Robert Evans,
Vincent C. Hinck
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.133.2.285
Subject(s) - medicine , choroid plexus , landmark , anatomy , ventricle , fourth ventricle , anatomical landmark , choroid , neuroscience , cartography , central nervous system , retina , geography , biology
The choroid plexus of the fourth ventricle is a sensitive, symmetrical CT landmark which can often be visualized in overlapped scans performed in the orbital plane during rapid infusion of a high dose of iodinated contrast substance. Normal and pertinent abnormal plexus configurations are described and illustrated.