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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2011; 21(01): 49-56
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.76055
Neuroradiology

Pictorial essay: The many faces of craniosynostosis

Paritosh C Khanna
Department of Radiology, Seattle Children′s Hospital/University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington; Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children′s Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Mahesh M Thapa
Department of Radiology, Seattle Children′s Hospital/University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Ramesh S Iyer
Department of Radiology, Seattle Children′s Hospital/University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Shashank S Prasad
Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas, USA
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Abstract

Craniosynostosis is a common condition in the pediatric age group, which may either be isolated or may present as part of a craniofacial syndrome. This pictorial review illustrates the underlying mechanisms and pathophysiology of craniosynostosis, the various types of craniosynostoses, common craniofacial syndromes and the role of imaging in their diagnosis and management.

Keywords

Craniosynostosis - craniofacial syndromes - 3-dimensional computed tomography - magnetic resonance imaging


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31 July 2021

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