Imaging of the Facial Nerve

Jun 10, 2019 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on Imaging of the Facial Nerve

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…

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Temporal Bone Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases

Jun 10, 2019 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on Temporal Bone Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases

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…

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The Sphenoid Bone

Jun 10, 2019 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on The Sphenoid Bone

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…

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Anterior Skull Base

Jun 10, 2019 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on Anterior Skull Base

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…

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