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Normal Variations of the Skull and Its Contents

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This chapter will cover several normal anatomic findings and variations of normal cranial computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which occasionally are misdiagnosed as abnormalities, particularly by the more junior radiology resident struggling in the trenches during after-hours call. Some of these normal variants have at one time or another also confused more senior radiologists, the author included, and it is hoped that this chapter contains useful tidbits for professionals at all levels of training, from the neophyte to the veteran.

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  1. Jonchim F. Seeger
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Pennsylvania, USA

    Robert A. Zimmerman MD (Professor of Radiology, Chief, Neuroradiology & MRI) (Professor of Radiology, Chief, Neuroradiology & MRI)

  2. Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Robert A. Zimmerman MD (Professor of Radiology, Chief, Neuroradiology & MRI) (Professor of Radiology, Chief, Neuroradiology & MRI)

  3. Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo, UT, 84604, USA

    Wendell A. Gibby MD (Director of Magnetic Resonance Imaging) (Director of Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

  4. Department of Radiology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA

    Raymond F. Carmody MD (Professor of Radiology) (Professor of Radiology)

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Seeger, J.F. (2000). Normal Variations of the Skull and Its Contents. In: Zimmerman, R.A., Gibby, W.A., Carmody, R.F. (eds) Neuroimaging. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1152-5_12

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