Visualization of anterior skull base defects with intraoperative cone-beam CT.
HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK(2010)
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Background. The role of cone-beam CT (CBCT) in demonstrating anterior skull base defects (ASBDs), differing in size and location, was investigated. The study was designed to describe the potential advantage of CBCT in the setting of an intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. Methods. In all, 120 ASBD were evaluated in 5 cadaver heads. Orthogonal and oblique slices were reconstructed. Observer studies assessed the visibility of ASBD in each location as a function of defect size. Results. For 1-, 2-, and 4-mm defects, the percentage that were undetectable ranged from 20% to 33%, 0% to 14%, and 0% to 5%, respectively. Confident breach detection increased with defect size and was most challenging in the lateral lamella and cribriform. CBCT permitted confident detection of ASBD as small as about 2 mm in the fovea ethmoidalis and planum. Oblique views were found to be superior to orthogonal planes. Conclusions. The ability to identify ASBD depended on the size and location of defect. Oblique viewing planes were optimal for ASBD visualization. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 32: 504-512, 2010
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cone-beam CT,sinus,skull base,surgery,intraoperative,imaging,cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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