Imaging of Craniofacial and Sinonasal Anomalies

Whereas CT imaging techniques such as multiple detector spiral imaging with multi-planar reconstructions are desirable in the evaluation of congenital and developmental anomalies of the midface and skull base, there is an essential role for MRI whenever there are related intracranial anomalies. This presentation will focus on describing and classifying the known craniofacial anomalies that have common manifestations in the sinonasal regions, the orbits, and the skull base. Diagrams and clinical cases are utilized to demonstrate the key embryological events leading to the common dysplasias of the craniofacial and sinonasal regions.