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The cavernous sinuses of 17 patients examined by metrizamide CT cisternography with 1.5 mm-thick slices were reviewed. Most of the cavernous sinuses contained fatty components. Anterior lateral end and posterior end of the cavernous sinus are the common sites where the fat is visible.
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Hosoya, T., Kera, M., Suzuki, T. et al. Fat in the normal cavernous sinus. Neuroradiology 28, 264–266 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00548202
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00548202