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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2012; 22(04): 305-316
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.111485
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Imaging of skull base: Pictorial essay

Abhijit A Raut
Department of Radiology, Seven Hills Hospital, Mumbai
,
Prashant S Naphade
Department of Radiology, Employee′s State Insurance Corporation Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Ashish Chawla
Department of Radiology, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and Postgraduate Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
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Abstract

The skull base anatomy is complex. Numerous vital neurovascular structures pass through multiple channels and foramina located in the base skull. With the advent of computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), accurate preoperative lesion localization and evaluation of its relationship with adjacent neurovascular structures is possible. It is imperative that the radiologist and skull base surgeons are familiar with this complex anatomy for localizing the skull base lesion, reaching appropriate differential diagnosis, and deciding the optimal surgical approach. CT and MRI are complementary to each other and are often used together for the demonstration of the full disease extent. This article focuses on the radiological anatomy of the skull base and discusses few of the common pathologies affecting the skull base.

Keywords

Computed tomography - magnetic resonance imaging - skull base


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Article published online:
04 October 2021

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