Intracranial arterial and venous hyperdensity in a patient with elevated hematocrit

Case contributed by Avni K P Skandhan
Diagnosis almost certain

Evidence of hyperdense dural venous sinuses, major and minor cerebral vessels secondary to an elevated hematocrit value (PCV: 59 %), i.e. polycythemia. 

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