Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

4-Hügel-Zisterne

English translation:

quadrigeminal cistern

Added to glossary by Nicole Paul
Apr 27, 2009 19:59
15 yrs ago
German term

4-Hügel-Zisterne

German to English Medical Medical (general)
Context is cranial CT. In this patient with hydrocephalus, the 4-Huegel-Zisterne is no longer detectable. I'm guessing it's the quadrigeminal cistern but can't find a source to confirm this.
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Apr 27, 2009 21:40: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "4-Huegel-Zisterne" to "4-Hügel-Zisterne"

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quadrigeminal cistern

4 Hügel = Vierhügelplatte (Laminia quadrigemina, Lamina tecti) - quadrigeminal plate, tectal plate

Quadrigeminal cistern
(also called cistern of the great cerebral vein), a cistern bounded by the quadrigeminal plate, the splenium, the cerebellar vermis and the tentorial margin.

e.g.:
Medical definition for the term 'quadrigeminal cistern'
www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=17880

cysts in the quadrigeminal cistern and hydrocephalus often occur concurrently with nine of the ten dogs reported having concurrent hydrocephalus. ...
doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1740-8261.2001.tb00966.x

The clinical incidence detected by computed tomographic (CT) scans was ... Two children with symptomatic lipomas of the quadrigeminal cistern and ... Their presenting symptoms resolved, and the hydrocephalus present in one has arrested. ... 20-mm hypodense lesion in the quadrigeminal cistern that did not enhance ...
www.neurosurgery-online.com/pt/re/neurosurg/fulltext.000061...

is detected. Fourth ventricle is not visualized. arnbientquadrigerninal plate cistern (arrow) on the .... dilatation of the quadrigeminal plate cistern- .... Classical appearance of communicating hydrocephalus with dilated ...
www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1440-1673.1976....




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German term (edited): 4-Huegel-Zisterne

midbrain cistern

Patches of small arteries and veins are scattered throughout the midbrain cisterns. 8B. The adjacent ARG shows some penetration of radioactivity into ...
www.cerebrospinalfluidresearch.com/content/2/1/5/figure/F8?... - 4k -

The 'vier huegel' would be the superior and inferior colliculi in the tectum or roof of the midbrain.

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Note added at 42 mins (2009-04-27 20:41:58 GMT)
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But quadrigeminal cistern is correct:

Neurosurgical Emergencies - Google Buchsuche-Ergebnisseite
von Christopher M. Loftus - 2008 - Medical - 380 Seiten
Posterior to the midbrain is the quadrigeminal plate cistern, also known as the "cistern of the vein of Galen." • Biomechanics and Pathology of ...
books.google.de/books?isbn=3131350520...
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