title: Imaging of the Central Skull Base.
abstract: The skull base is a complex bony and soft tissue interface that is divided anatomically into compartments. This article will focus specifically on the central skull base, which has a complex embryologic development and anatomy. Multiple entities from notochord remnants, neoplasm, infection, and other abnormalities may occur, and imaging is critical for depicting skull base pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: Conley.lindsey@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lindsey M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Conley
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: C Douglas
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Central skull base; Skull base anatomy; Skull base pathology