title: Encephalocoele as a complication of intranasal sinus surgery: optimal evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: We report a case of post-operative frontal basal encephalocoele evaluated using a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequence, fast inversion recovery for myelin suppression (FIRMS). FIRMS was developed to enhance the differentiation between grey and white matter. In this case, the sequence was beneficial in distinguishing the encephalocoele from adjacent nasal mucosa and secretions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wolansky
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zurlo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baredes
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*