Abstract Temporal bone fractures are divided into longitudinal and transverse fractures, each with their particular clinical features. Transverse fractures mainly cause conductive hearing loss, whereas longitudinal fractures almost invariably cause…

Abstract Neurointerventional radiology has many applications in the skull base. We focus on preoperative embolization to hypervascular tumors and embolization of the vascular lesion, in a hope to keep in-depth…

Abstract Facial nerve dysfunction can occur from a variety of causes, including congenital, inflammatory, traumatic, vascular, and neoplastic processes. Imaging plays an important role in the evaluation of facial nerve…

Abstract Interpretation of CT or MR imaging examinations performed on patients with a history of middle ear, mastoid, or neurotologic surgery can be challenging. This is greatly simplified by knowing…

Abstract The endoscopic endonasal approach has become the preferred surgical approach to many tumors of the ventral skull base, both benign and malignant. This approach represents an amalgamation of various…

Abstract Imaging is recommended only in the aggressive so-called necrotizing variant of external otitis, seen in diabetic patients. Acute otomastoiditis and coalescent mastoiditis with subperiostal abscess formation are almost exclusively…

Abstract Preoperative CT is important in planning functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). An understanding of the sinus anatomy, normal variations, and their clinical implications is important in minimizing unexpected or…

Abstract The sphenoid bone is located at the central skull base and is commonly considered the most complex bone in the human body. It forms the major boundary between the…

Abstract The anterior skull base is an important anatomic structure that separates the cranial cavity above and the sinonasal cavity and the orbits below. This region is frequently breached by…