Radiographic Anatomy of the Orbit and Visual Pathways






  • 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.





Computed tomography scans



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Apr 18, 2019 | Posted by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY | Comments Off on Radiographic Anatomy of the Orbit and Visual Pathways

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