Soni Neetu, Gupta Nishant, Kumar Yogesh, Mangla Manisha, Mangla Rajiv
1 Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
2 Department of Radiology, St Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, USA.
Neuroradiol J. 2017 Aug;30(4):370-384. doi: 10.1177/1971400917709624. Epub 2017 Jun 20.
Skull base lesions can be related to wide number of pathologies including infections, benign and malignant tumors. Accurate diagnosis and differentiation between these entities is important for prompt and appropriate treatment. However, computed tomography and routine magnetic resonance imaging techniques only provide information on the extent of the lesions, with limited ability to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions. Diffusion-weighted imaging can help in many such situations by providing additional information, including help in differentiating benign from malignant lesions, so that appropriate treatment can be initiated. In this review article, we illustrate the imaging findings of the spectrum of skull base lesions, emphasizing the role of diffusion-weighted imaging in this domain.
颅底病变可与多种病理情况相关，包括感染、良性和恶性肿瘤。准确诊断并区分这些病变对于及时、恰当的治疗很重要。然而，计算机断层扫描和常规磁共振成像技术仅能提供病变范围的信息，区分良性和恶性病变的能力有限。扩散加权成像可通过提供额外信息，在许多此类情况下有所帮助，包括有助于区分良性和恶性病变，从而能够启动适当的治疗。在这篇综述文章中，我们阐述了颅底病变谱的影像学表现，强调了扩散加权成像在该领域的作用。
