Abstract
We discussed in this paper the abilities and limits of CT Scan and MR Imaging in the diagnosis of skull base tumors. We stressed the role of computerized neuroimaging in the characterization and evaluation of the extension of these tumor masses involving the skull base.
MeSH terms
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Adenoma / diagnosis
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Adenoma / diagnostic imaging
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Angiofibroma / diagnosis
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Angiofibroma / diagnostic imaging
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Carcinoma / diagnosis
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Carcinoma / diagnostic imaging
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Chondrosarcoma / diagnosis
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Chondrosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
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Chordoma / diagnosis
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Chordoma / diagnostic imaging
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Esthesioneuroblastoma, Olfactory / diagnosis
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Esthesioneuroblastoma, Olfactory / diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Meningioma / diagnosis
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Meningioma / diagnostic imaging
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Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Neoplasm Invasiveness
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Neurilemmoma / diagnosis
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Neurilemmoma / diagnostic imaging
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Paraganglioma / diagnosis
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Paraganglioma / diagnostic imaging
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Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Rhabdomyosarcoma / diagnosis
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Rhabdomyosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
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Skull Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Skull Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Skull Neoplasms / secondary
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*