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Nardi C, Maraghelli D, Pietragalla M, Scola E, Locatello LG, Maggiore G, Gallo O, Bartolucci M. A practical overview of CT and MRI features of developmental, inflammatory, and neoplastic lesions of the sphenoid body and clivus. Neuroradiology 2022; 64:1483-1509. [PMID: 35657394 PMCID: PMC9271108 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-022-02986-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The sphenoid bone is an unpaired bone that contributes to the formation of the skull base. Despite the enormous progress in transnasal endoscopic visualisation, imaging techniques remain the cornerstones to characterise any pathological condition arising in this area. In the present review, we offer a bird’s-eye view of the developmental, inflammatory, and neoplastic alterations affecting the sphenoid body and clivus, with the aim to propose a practical diagnostic aid for radiologists based on clinico-epidemiological, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging features.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cosimo Nardi
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit N. 2, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
| | - Davide Maraghelli
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit N. 2, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
| | - Michele Pietragalla
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit N. 2, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
| | - Elisa Scola
- Department of Neuroradiology, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Piero Palagi 1, 50134, Florence, Italy
| | - Luca Giovanni Locatello
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Careggi University Hospital, Via Taddeo Alderotti, 50139, Florence, Italy
| | - Giandomenico Maggiore
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Careggi University Hospital, Via Taddeo Alderotti, 50139, Florence, Italy
| | - Oreste Gallo
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Careggi University Hospital, Via Taddeo Alderotti, 50139, Florence, Italy.,Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
| | - Maurizio Bartolucci
- Department of Radiology, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Santo Stefano Hospital, Via Suor Niccolina Infermiera, 20/22, 59100, Prato, Italy
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