title: Petrous apicitis: evaluation by bone SPECT and magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: A case of petrous apicitis, an unusual inflammation of the petrous apex air cells, is reported. SPECT revealed the focal bony involvement, and these findings correlated well with the anatomical abnormalities seen on MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Frates
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oates
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010000:Osteitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon