Abstract
Petrous apicitis can be a serious disease and it is important for the radiologist to recognize the imaging findings and relay this information to the clinician. If this disease is allowed to progress, it will lead to intracranial infection through direct extension.
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Davis, M.A. (2016). Petrous Apicitis. In: Hoffmann Nunes, R., Abello, A., Castillo, M. (eds) Critical Findings in Neuroradiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27987-9_33
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