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Pontomesencephalic angle

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Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody ◉ on 10 Mar 2023

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Knipe H, Weerakkody Y, Jones J, Pontomesencephalic angle. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-39702

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-39702

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/39702

rID:

39702

Article created:

16 Sep 2015, Henry Knipe ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

10 Mar 2023, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Yuranga Weerakkody had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System

Tags:

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Synonyms:

Pontomesencephalic angle - brain

The pontomesencephalic angle has been described as an useful adjunct in the imaging diagnosis of intracranial hypotension. A normal value is 65˚ +/- 10˚, and a value less than 50˚ is suggestive of intracranial hypotension ¹.

Radiographic features

MRI

angle between two lines drawn along
- anterior margin of the midbrain
- anterosuperior margin of the pons

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