TY - JOUR
T1 - Skull Base, Orbits, Temporal Bone, and Cranial Nerves
T2 - Anatomy on MR Imaging
AU - Morani, Ajaykumar C.
AU - Ramani, Nisha S.
AU - Wesolowski, Jeffrey R.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Accurate delineation, diagnosis, and treatment planning of skull base lesions require knowledge of the complex anatomy of the skull base. Because the skull base cannot be directly evaluated, imaging is critical for the diagnosis and management of skull base diseases. Although computed tomography (CT) is excellent for outlining the bony detail, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging provides better soft tissue detail and is helpful for evaluating the adjacent meninges, brain parenchyma, and bone marrow of the skull base. Thus, CT and MR imaging are often used together for evaluating skull base lesions. This article focuses on the radiologic anatomy of the skull base pertinent to MR imaging evaluation.
AB - Accurate delineation, diagnosis, and treatment planning of skull base lesions require knowledge of the complex anatomy of the skull base. Because the skull base cannot be directly evaluated, imaging is critical for the diagnosis and management of skull base diseases. Although computed tomography (CT) is excellent for outlining the bony detail, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging provides better soft tissue detail and is helpful for evaluating the adjacent meninges, brain parenchyma, and bone marrow of the skull base. Thus, CT and MR imaging are often used together for evaluating skull base lesions. This article focuses on the radiologic anatomy of the skull base pertinent to MR imaging evaluation.
KW - Anatomy
KW - Cranial nerve
KW - MR imaging
KW - Orbits
KW - Skull base
KW - Temporal bone
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mric.2011.05.006
DO - 10.1016/j.mric.2011.05.006
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21816324
AN - SCOPUS:79960904594
SN - 1064-9689
VL - 19
SP - 439
EP - 456
JO - Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America
JF - Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -