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ReviewThe British journal of radiology2024

Imaging of congenital anomalies and defects of the skull base and calvarium.

Wen Wang, Jeet Patel

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Review in The British journal of radiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Wen WangRadiology Department, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL 32209, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5472-5718
Jeet PatelRadiology Department, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL 32209, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital anomalies and defects of the skull base and calvarium encompass a broad and complex spectrum of pathologies. The clinical presentation is highly variable, and these anomalies may be discovered incidentally in asymptomatic individuals. Radiological assessment plays a pivotal role in precisely characterizing these abnormalities, facilitating the diagnostic process, and assisting in any preoperative preparation.

Indexed as

SkullSkull BaseTomography, X-Ray ComputedHumansMagnetic Resonance Imagingcongenital skull base anomaliescraniopharyngeal canaldermal sinus tractdural diverticulumencephalocelesinus pericranii

Identifiers

PMID38478401
PMCPMC11075995

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