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Background: The increase in the level of haematocrite results in an increase in the x-ray attenuation within the vasculature, which may lead to a considerable variability among patients in the radiodensity during performing a computerized tomography (CT) images within the intracranial vasculature. Objectives:The current study aimed to investigate the correlation between haematocrit levels and CT density of dural sinuses. Subjects and Methods: A single-center study was carried out on 49 subjects who admitted to the emergency department, throughout the period June-December, 2019 who underwent unenhanced head CTs. Patients were imaged using a 128-detector row CT scanner. A complete blood count (CBC) within a 24-hour period, regardless of patient symptoms or signs was performed to all subjected enrolled in the study. Results: Dural sinus density ranged between 40 and 72 Hounsfield unit (HU) with a mean of 55.9 and standard deviation of 8.2 HU. There was a significant positive correlation between dural sinus density and haematocrit values of the patients (r=0.49, p=0.001). Also, there was a significant negative correlation between dural sinus density and patients` age (r=-0.38, p=0.010). Dural sinus density was significantly higher among female than male patients (58.59?8.20 vs. 52.68?7.14, p=0.011). Conclusion: Living in a high altitude arealeads to an increase in hematocritelevel whichmight lead to appearance of CT findings as the patient has false venous sinus thrombosis. Therefore, this should be taken into consideration.
Hematocrite% Hounsfield Unit Venous Sinus Thrombosis Dural Sinus Density High Altitude
Hematocrite% Hounsfield Unit Venous Sinus Thrombosis Dural Sinus Density High Altitude
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