Cistern of the lamina terminalis

Last revised by David Luong on 19 Feb 2022

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Qureshi P, Luong D, Knipe H, Cistern of the lamina terminalis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 03 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-75828

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-75828

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75828

Article created:

8 Apr 2020, Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi ◉

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Last revised:

19 Feb 2022, David Luong ◉

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Central Nervous System

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Anatomy

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The cistern of the lamina terminalis is one of the unpaired CSF-filled subarachnoid cisterns.

Gross anatomy

The cistern of lamina terminalis lies anterior to the anterior wall of the 3^rd ventricle in the midline and appears like a high-top tent with a diamond-shaped floor¹. It acts as a connection between the pericallosal and interpeduncular cisterns ².

Boundaries

The following structures contribute to the walls of the cistern of lamina terminalis.

lateral walls: gyrus rectus and bilateral septal areas
posterior and posteroinferior walls: lamina terminalis
floor: arachnoid between the optic nerves and superior surface of the optic chiasm
anterior: converged pia mater on the lateral walls of the cistern of lamina terminalis