TY - JOUR T1 - Magnetic resonance angiography source images in carotid cavernous fistulas JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 311 LP - 311 DO - 10.1136/bjo.2003.026575 VL - 88 IS - 2 AU - J C Rucker AU - V Biousse AU - N J Newman Y1 - 2004/02/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/88/2/311.abstract N2 - Several investigations, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and orbital ultrasound are used to non-invasively screen for carotid cavernous fistula (CCF), with variable results. Examination of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) source images, in addition to the conventional MRA reconstructions, is now also recognised as a useful method of detecting CCF.1 The finding of a hyperintense signal in the cavernous sinus on MRA source imaging provides additional, and sometimes the only, neuroradiographic CCF evidence. We present this patient to familiarise the ophthalmologist with the typical CCF appearance on MRA source images. A 59 year old woman with a left eye pressure sensation and a four year history of left ear pulse-synchronous “buzzing” was found to have elevated left intraocular pressure (26 mmHg) on routine examination. She denied diplopia, visual blurring, or pain. Visual acuity … ER -