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Imaging recommendation · Neuro · Head & Neck

Skull base lesion, characterization

Recommended: CT skull base (bone detail) + MRI Brain with and without contrast is the preferred imaging study for skull base lesion, characterization. Common etiologies: meningioma, chondrosarcoma, chordoma, paraganglioma, metastasis, plasmacytoma.

Recommended study

CT skull base (bone detail) + MRI Brain with and without contrast

MRI IV contrast Preferred Neuro · Head & Neck Outpatient Reviewed

Common etiologies: meningioma, chondrosarcoma, chordoma, paraganglioma, metastasis, plasmacytoma.

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