Advanced Imaging Techniques in Skull Base Osteomyelitis Due to Malignant Otitis Externa

A. M.J.L. van Kroonenburgh; W. L. van der Meer; R. J.P. Bothof; M. van Tilburg; J. van Tongeren; A. A. Postma

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Advanced Imaging Techniques in Skull Base Osteomyelitis Due to Malignant Otitis Externa

A. M.J.L. van Kroonenburgh, W. L. van der Meer^*, R. J.P. Bothof, M. van Tilburg, J. van Tongeren, A. A. Postma

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Purpose of Review: To give an up-to-date overview of the strengths and weaknesses of current imaging modalities in diagnosis and follow-up of skull base osteomyelitis (SBO). Recent Findings: CT and MRI are both used for anatomical imaging, and nuclear techniques aid in functional process imaging. Hybrid techniques PET-CT and PET-MRI are the newest modalities which combine imaging strengths. Summary: No single modality is able to address the scope of SBO. A combination of functional and anatomical imaging is needed, in the case of newly suspected SBO we suggest the use of PET-MRI (T1, T2, T1-FS-GADO, DWI) and separate HRCT for diagnosis and follow-up.

Original language	English
Article number	3
Journal	Current Radiology Reports
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40134-018-0263-y
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018

Keywords

CT
Malignant otitis externa
MRI
PET-CT
PET-MRI
Skull base osteomyelitis

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Advanced Imaging Techniques in Skull Base Osteomyelitis Due to Malignant Otitis Externa

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