title: Magnetic resonance imaging of the skull base.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the principal imaging procedure for assessing skull-base lesions. Superior contrast resolution, increased lesion conspicuity, better definition of the margin of the lesions and multiplanar capability are its main advantages. Computed tomography is currently used to assess skull-base lesions when superior bone detail is required or when MRI cannot be carried out.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed