OBJECTIVES One of the major challenges of cranial base surgery is reconstruction of the dural defect. Following a craniofacial resection, the standard reconstructive technique is direct suture repair of the dural defect with a fascial graft and rotation of an anteriorly based pericranial scalp flap to cover the dura. The introduction of endoscopic techniques and an endonasal approach to the ven...

A retrospective review of 1,845 patients was performed to evaluate the efficacy of skull films in acute head trauma. The implications of efficacy included effects on diagnosis, therapy, and ultimate outcome. Seventy-nine patients had skull fractures. Thirty-three patients sustained significant intracranial sequelae from their injuries, but only seven of these also sustained fractures. Twenty-si...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of skull radiograph alone in young children in screening of skeletal dysplasias and dysostoses in comparison with whole skeletal survey. It is a retrospective study which includes 1000 high risk children who undergone whole skeletal survey. 20 patients were diagnosed as dysplasia/dysostoses out of which 18 patients had skull abnor...

The aim of this work is to extract the outer skull surface from an MRI volume. Based on a 3D approach, the technique proposed takes into account the information of the skull contained in MRI volumes of the head. Our main interest in extracting the skull from MRI data is to create models of the head in order to create a database of models where the relationship between the skull and face can be ...

In vivo imaging of mouse brain vasculature typically requires applying skull window opening techniques: open-skull cranial window or thinned-skull cranial window. We report non-invasive 3D in vivo cerebral blood flow imaging of C57/BL mouse by the use of ultra-high sensitive optical microangiography (UHS-OMAG) and Doppler optical microangiography (DOMAG) techniques to evaluate two cranial windo...

Reprint requests to: Dr. Chun-Chung Lui Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine. No. 123, Ta Pei Road, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan, R.O.C. Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) infrequently involves the calvarium and is even more unusual at the skull base. The sporadic reported cases of ABC occur primarily in the pediat...

OBJECTIVE Asymmetrical skull deformity is frequently seen in children with cerebral palsy, and may contribute to postural abnormalities and deformities. The aim of this cross-sectional- survey was to determine the frequency of asymmetrical skull deformity and its correlation with clinical parameters. METHODS A 10-item checklist for asymmetrical skull deformity, postural abnormalities, and def...

Two facial models corresponding to two deceased subjects have been manually created and the two corresponding skulls have been dissected and skeletonized. These pairs of skull/ facial data have been scanned with a CT scanner, and the computed geometric three-dimensional models of both skulls and facial tissue have been built. One set of skull/facial data will be used as a reference set whereas ...

The AOCMF Classification Group developed a hierarchical three-level craniomaxillofacial classification system with increasing level of complexity and details. The highest level 1 system distinguish four major anatomical units, including the mandible (code 91), midface (code 92), skull base (code 93), and cranial vault (code 94). This tutorial presents the level 2 and more detailed level 3 syste...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Tutankhamen, the last pharaoh of the XVIIIth dynasty, died unexpectedly at approximately age 18 years. A cause of death has never been established, but theories that the young king was murdered by a blow to the head have been proposed based on skull radiographs obtained by a team from the University of Liverpool in 1968. We recently had the opportunity to evaluate the sku...