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Head and Neck
Anatomy
Temporal Bone and Skull Base
Central Skull Base
Central Skull Base
Hank Baskin, MD; Philip R. Chapman, MD
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TERMINOLOGY

  • Abbreviations

    • Anterior, central, posterior skull base (ASB, CSB, PSB)
    • Greater, lesser wings of sphenoid (GWS), (LWS)

  • Definitions

    • CSB: Skull base posterior to LWS/planum sphenoidale & anterior to petrous ridge/dorsum sella

IMAGING ANATOMY

  • Overview

    • Bony Landmarks of Central Skull Base

      • Foramina and Fissures of Central Skull Base

        • Development of Central Skull Base

          • Variant Anatomy

            ANATOMY IMAGING ISSUES

            • Imaging Pitfalls

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              TERMINOLOGY

              • Abbreviations

                • Anterior, central, posterior skull base (ASB, CSB, PSB)
                • Greater, lesser wings of sphenoid (GWS), (LWS)

              • Definitions

                • CSB: Skull base posterior to LWS/planum sphenoidale & anterior to petrous ridge/dorsum sella

              IMAGING ANATOMY

              • Overview

                • Bony Landmarks of Central Skull Base

                  • Foramina and Fissures of Central Skull Base

                    • Development of Central Skull Base

                      • Variant Anatomy

                        ANATOMY IMAGING ISSUES

                        • Imaging Pitfalls