Radionuclide angiography in the diagnosis of carotid cavernous sinus fistula.

Radionucide cerebral angiography is a well ac cepted modality for the diagnosis and treatment evaluation of many intracerebral conditions. The usefulness of this procedure in the evaluation of intracerebral vascular abnormalities has received wide attention (1 )Two recent patients with post traumatic carotid cavernous fistula have come to our attention. The radionudide angiogram in each case was considered diagnostic. The purpose of this communication is to show how radionuclide angiog raphy can be utilized in the differential diagnosis of this entity and to stress the simplicity and accuracy of this procedure for the evaluation of treatment.