Skull base imaging, anatomy, pathology and protocols

TY - JOUR

T1 - Skull base imaging, anatomy, pathology and protocols

AU - Quirk, Bernadine

AU - Connor, Steven

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PY - 2020/2/1

Y1 - 2020/2/1

N2 - The skull base is the major bony and soft tissue interface for the intracranial and extracranial compartments. Its anatomy is complex, containing multiple traversing foramina that act as conduits for various neurovascular structures. The optimum imaging modality depends on the specific diagnostic question and area of interest; both CT and MR have complementary roles. This article focuses on the applied compartmental anatomy of the skull base and specific imaging protocols, and discusses the range of pathologies that neurologists will encounter.

AB - The skull base is the major bony and soft tissue interface for the intracranial and extracranial compartments. Its anatomy is complex, containing multiple traversing foramina that act as conduits for various neurovascular structures. The optimum imaging modality depends on the specific diagnostic question and area of interest; both CT and MR have complementary roles. This article focuses on the applied compartmental anatomy of the skull base and specific imaging protocols, and discusses the range of pathologies that neurologists will encounter.

KW - CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

KW - ENT

KW - IMAGE ANALYSIS

KW - NEURORADIOLOGY

KW - skull base

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074509316&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1136/practneurol-2019-002383

DO - 10.1136/practneurol-2019-002383

M3 - Review article

C2 - 31649103

AN - SCOPUS:85074509316

SN - 1474-7758

VL - 20

SP - 39

EP - 49

JO - Practical neurology

JF - Practical neurology

IS - 1

ER -