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. 2008 Mar;29(3):536–541. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A0885

Imaging and clinical data on CSF leaks

Patient No. Cause SC (mm) CT Defect (mm) Endo Defect (mm) Accurate (± 2 mm) Discrepancy (mm, Over/Under)
1 SP 1.2 R eth (6) R eth (5) Y
L eth (6)
2 S 0.6 L eth (6) L eth (6) Y
3 SP 1.2 R sph (3)
L eth (3)
4 SP 1.2 R fr p wall (13) R fr p wall (15) Y
5 SP 0.6 L sph (6) L sph (6) Y
6 S 0.6 R eth (5) R eth (2) N 3 over
7 S 0.6 Rt sph (3) R sph (3) Y
8 S 0.6 L eth (9) L eth (10) Y
9 S 1.2 L crib (7) L crib (7) Y
10 S 1.2 L sph (7) L sph (14) N 7 under
R sph (3) R sph (2) Y
R sph (2)
11 SP 1.2 L crib (12) L crib (10) Y
12 SP 0.6 R crib (5) R crib (4) Y
R crib (3)
13 SP 0.6 L sph (2) L sph (2) Y
14 T 0.6 L eth (11) L eth (10) Y
L fr p wall (3) L fr p wall (3) Y
15 S 0.6 R eth (6) R eth (3) N 3 over
16 S 1.2 R eth (18) R eth (5) N 13 over
17 SP 0.6 R fr p wall (6) R fr p wall (8) Y
18 I 1.2 L crib (8) L crib (3) N 5 over
19 S 1.2 L sph (5) L sph (4) Y

Note:—Endo indicates endoscopy; SP, spontaneous; S, surgical; T, traumatic; I, iatrogenic (other); p, posterior; eth, ethmoid; sph, sphenoid; fr, frontal; crib, cribriform; SC, slice collimation; L, left; R, right.