Diffusion MR Imaging Features of Skull Base Osteomyelitis Compared with Skull Base Malignancy

Ozgen B., Oguz K. K. , Cila A.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.32, no.1, pp.179-184, 2011 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3174/ajnr.a2237
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.179-184

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: SBO is a life-threatening infection that may have radiologic features similar to those of the neoplastic processes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the DWI findings in SBO to facilitate the differential diagnosis.