Intracranial compartments

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 27 Jan 2020

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Bell D, Hacking C, et al. Intracranial compartments. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-7962

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-7962

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/7962?iframe=true

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7962

Article created:

24 Dec 2009, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

27 Jan 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

4 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System

Intracranial lesions or processes can be described according to which intracranial compartment they occur within.

The simplest division is into 3 compartments:

extra-axial: external to the brain parenchyma
intra-axial: within the brain parenchyma
intraventricular: within the ventricular system

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