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. 2016 Nov 14;9:7011–7017. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S99717

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A typical case showing inconsistent diagnosis of skull base bone destruction by CT and MR imaging.

Notes: (A) T1-weighted MR image shows replacement of high-signal-intensity marrow with low-signal-intensity tissue in clivus (white arrow); (B) Contrast-enhanced fat-saturated T1-weighted MR image shows moderate contrast enhancement in clivus (white arrow), which indicates bone invasion; (C) CT image shows negative result for bone destruction or sclerosis.

Abbreviations: CE, contrast enhanced; CT, computer tomography; MR, magnetic resonance.