Radiology of The Sella Turcica

1 Embryology of the Sellar Region.- A. Development of the Sphenoid Bone.- B. Development of the Sphenoid Sinus.- C. Development of the Pituitary Gland.- D. Main Anomalies in the Fetal Development of the Sellar Region.- 2 Anatomy of the Sellar Region.- A. Descriptive Anatomy of the Sellar Region.- B. Relationships Between the Sella Turcica and the Surrounding Structures.- C. Vascular Supply of the Sellar Region.- D. Innervation of the Sellar Region.- 3 Radiographic Techniques.- A. Plain Radiography.- B. Tomography.- 4 Radiologic Anatomy.- A. Radiologic Anatomy of the Sella Turcica and of the Presellar Region.- B. Regional Radiologic Anatomy.- 5 Variations and Normal Limits.- A. Variations in the General Appearance of the Sella Turcica.- B. Variations in Different Anatomic Structures.- 6 Intrasellar Pathology.- A. The Empty Sella Turcica.- B. Pituitary Adenomas.- C. Intrasellar Craniopharyngiomas.- D. Miscellaneous Disorders.- 7 Suprasellar Pathology.- A. Craniopharyngiomas.- B. Hypothalamic Gliomas.- C. Gliomas of the Optic Chiasm.- D. Miscellaneous Disorders.- 8 Presellar Pathology.- A. Gliomas of the Optic Pathways (Nerve and Chiasm).- B. Presellar Meningiomas.- C. Diagnosis of an Abnormal Presellar Region.- 9 Parasellar Pathology.- A. Vascular Disease.- B. Meningiomas.- C. Gasserian Neurinomas and Meningiomas.- D. Diseases of Temporal Lobe.- 10 Retrosellar Pathology.- A. Chordomas.- B. Chondromas.- C. Clivus Meningiomas.- D. Aneurysms of the Basilar Artery.- 11 Infrasellar Pathology.- A. Inflammatory, Infectious, and Mycotic Lesions of the Sphenoid Sinus.- B. Infrasellar Neoplastic Diseases.- 12 Sella Turcica in Raised Intracranial Pressure and Hydrocephalus.- A. Raised Intracranial Pressure.- B. Sella Turcica in Chronic Obstructive Hydrocephalus.- C. Changes in the Sella Turcica in Childhood.- D. Sella Turcica in Craniostenosis.- 13 Generalized Diseases and Changes in the Sella Turcica.- A. Congenital Anomalies of the Sella Turcica.- B. Metabolic Diseases.- C. Endocrine Diseases.- D. Hematologic Diseases.- E. Neoplasms.- F. Infectious Diseases.- G. Fractures of the Sellar Region.- H. Miscellaneous.- 14 Exercises and Pitfalls.- 15 Advances in CT of the Pituitary Gland.- A. Method of CT Examination.- B. Results.- C. Bibliography.- References.