title: Imaging of the anterior skull base.
abstract: This article briefly discusses the imaging approach to lesions of the anterior skull base. A brief review of normal anatomy and imaging techniques is followed by a discussion about common neoplastic and non-neoplastic pathologies involving this region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. hparmar@umich.edu
authors.forename: Hemant
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parmar
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gujar
authors.forename: Gaurang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Suresh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mukherji
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D019291:Skull Base / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods