title: Imaging of the Posterior Skull Base.
abstract: The posterior skull base can be involved by a variety of pathologic processes. They can be broadly classified as: traumatic, neoplastic, vascular, and inflammatory. Pathology in the posterior skull base usually involves the lower cranial nerves, either as a source of pathology or a secondary source of symptoms. This review will categorize pathology arising in the posterior skull base and describe how it affects the skull base itself and surrounding structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Joici
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Job
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: branbf@UPMC.EDU.
authors.forename: Barton F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Branstetter
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Cranial nerves; Foramen magnum; Jugular fossa; Skull base