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  Chapter contents

  
  
• I.
  

  COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANS 50

  
  
  
  
  • A.
    

    Computed tomography: axial cranial bone anatomy 50

    
    
  • B.
    

    Computed tomography: coronal cranial bone anatomy 56

    
    
  • C.
    

    Computed tomography: sagittal cranial bone anatomy 62

    
    
  • D.
    

    Computed tomography: axial intracranial soft tissue anatomy 67

    
    
  • E.
    

    Computed tomography: axial orbital soft tissue anatomy 72

    
    
  • F.
    

    Computed tomography: coronal orbital soft tissue anatomy 76

    
    
  • G.
    

    Computed tomography: sagittal orbital soft tissue anatomy 81

  
  
  
  
• II.
  

  MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCANS 86

  
  
  
  
  • A.
    

    Magnetic resonance imaging: axial intracranial soft tissue anatomy 86

    
    
  • B.
    

    Magnetic resonance imaging: coronal intracranial soft tissue anatomy 91

    
    
  • C.
    

    Magnetic resonance imaging: axial orbital soft tissue anatomy 97

    
    
  • D.
    

    Magnetic resonance imaging: coronal orbital soft tissue anatomy 102

    
    
  • E.
    

    Magnetic resonance imaging: sagittal orbital soft tissue anatomy 106

    
    
  • F.
    

    Magnetic resonance imaging: the suprasellar cistern 110

    
    
  • G.
    

    Magnetic resonance imaging: MR angiography 114

    
    
  • H.
    

    Magnetic resonance imaging: MR venography 116

    
    
  • I.
    

    Magnetic resonance imaging: the cavernous sinus 119

  
  

In the following pages a series of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) images are presented at various orientations with the most important anatomic features labeled. The reader can refer back to Chapters 3 and 4 for anatomic reference.