The paediatric suprasellar cistern as an important CT review area

ABSTRACT

Pathology affecting the suprasellar cistern is varied in paediatric neuroradiology practice. Although MRI is the imaging modality of choice for lesions of the suprasellar cistern; abnormalities can be detected on CT with knowledge of the normal anatomy and a sound approach to the possible pathological entities. We present our approach to pathology affecting the suprasellar cistern and highlight this using various cases seen at our institution in the recent past