Advanced Imaging Techniques in Skull Base Osteomyelitis Due to Malignant Otitis Externa

A. M. J. L. van Kroonenburgh1, Wilhelmina L. van der Meer1, R. J. P. Bothof2, Mark van Tilburg3, Joost van Tongeren3, Alida A. Postma1
1Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2Department of Anesthesiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX, Maastricht, The Netherlands
3Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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