10.1055/b-0034-75784 7 Nasal Cavity and Paranasal SinusesZaunbauer\, Wolfgang and Burgener\, Francis A. The triangular-shaped nasal cavity is divided in the midline by the nasal septum into two separate passages. Each…
10.1055/b-0034-75770 1 Brain and Extra-axial Lesions(Table 1.7 – Table 1.8) Table 1.7 Abnormalities and lesions of the basal ganglia Lesions CT Findings Comments Neoplasms Astrocytoma Fig. 1.129a–c Low-grade astrocytoma: Focal…
10.1055/b-0034-75783 6 Orbit and Globe(Table 6.3 – Table 6.4) Table 6.3 Extraocular conal and intraconal lesions Disease CT Findings Comments Optic nerve–sheath complex lesions See Table 6.2 Inflammatory/infectious conditions…
10.1055/b-0034-75791 9 Infrahyoid Neck(Table 9.5 – Table 9.8) Table 9.5 Posterior cervical space lesions Disease CT Findings Comments Pseudomass Levator claviculae muscle This muscle has its origin in the upper…
10.1055/b-0034-75776 4 Vascular LesionsMeyers\, Steven P. Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic (CT) imaging is a useful imaging modality for evaluating normal and abnormal blood vessels. The appearance of blood vessels on contrast-enhanced…
10.1055/b-0034-75785 8 Suprahyoid NeckZaunbauer\, Wolfgang and Burgener\, Francis A. The neck is the transitional area between the skull base superiorly and the thoracic inlet inferiorly that joins the head to…
10.1055/b-0034-75793 10 Computed Tomography of Spinal AbnormalitiesMeyers\, Steven P. Computed tomography (CT) is a useful imaging modality for evaluating normal spinal anatomy and pathologic conditions involving the vertebrae and sacrum….
10.1055/b-0034-75782 6 Orbit and Globe(Table 6.1 – Table 6.2) Table 6.1 Ocular lesions Disease CT Findings Comments Congenital/developmental lesions Anophthalmos Absence of a normal eye and optic nerve. In its…
10.1055/b-0034-75789 9 Infrahyoid NeckZaunbauer\, Wolfgang and Burgener\, Francis A. As in the suprahyoid neck, the structures of the infrahyoid neck are surrounded by a layer of subcutaneous tissue (superficial cervical…
10.1055/b-0034-75780 5 Skull Base and Temporal Bone(Table 5.5 – Table 5.7) Table 5.5 Temporal bone: diseases of the inner ear and internal auditory canal Disease CT Findings Comments Congenital/developmental lesions…
