The challenging diagnosis and follow-up of skull base osteomyelitis in clinical practice.

Alice B AuingerValerie DahmIsabella StaniszUrsula Schwarz-NemecChristoph Arnoldner

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)

A combination of different imaging modalities is recommended for diagnosing SBO. For the follow-up, MRI is preferable to CT as changes can be detected more readily with MRI. If available, nuclear medicine imaging should guide the decision of treatment discontinuation.

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