Petrous apex cephalocele and empty sella: Is there any relation?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 378-384

  Alorainy, Ibrahim A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Meningocele; Normal variation; Skull base; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEAK; MENINGOCELE; NORMAL VARIATION; SKULL BASE; TEMPORAL BONE;

PATIENT MONITORING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INNER EAR; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MALE; MASTOID; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PERCEPTION; PETROUS APEX CEPHALOCELE; PETROUS BONE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL BASE; SYMPTOM; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PETROUS BONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249027355     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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