Benson M L, Oliverio P J, Yue N C, Zinreich S J
Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1996 Mar;166(3):697-703. doi: 10.2214/ajr.166.3.8623653.
In 1851, Virchow introduced the term craniosynostosis to describe a variety of abnormalities in calvarial growth. These skull deformities are usually apparent in infancy. When an abnormal calvarial configuration is detected, a radiologic evaluation is necessary to characterize the deformity and to guide the corrective surgical procedure. Affected children are believed to have an improved outcome when diagnosis and surgical intervention occur at an early age. CT with three-dimensional reconstruction optimally evaluates the presence and degree of sutural involvement and assesses associated facial and intracranial abnormalities. This pictorial essay illustrates the imaging findings, nomenclature, and associated abnormalities of the various types of primary craniosynostosis.
1851年，魏尔啸引入了“颅缝早闭”这一术语，以描述颅骨生长中的各种异常情况。这些颅骨畸形通常在婴儿期就很明显。当检测到异常的颅骨形态时，需要进行放射学评估，以明确畸形特征并指导矫正手术。人们认为，患病儿童若能在早期得到诊断并接受手术干预，预后会更好。三维重建CT能最佳地评估缝线受累的情况及程度，并评估相关的面部和颅内异常。这篇图文并茂的文章阐述了各种类型的原发性颅缝早闭的影像学表现、命名及相关异常情况。
