Imaging of the temporal bone.

Radiol Clin North Am

Department of Radiology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 30 North, 1900 East #1A071, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2140, USA; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 30 North, 1900 East #1A071, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2140, USA; Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 30 North, 1900 East #1A071, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2140, USA. Electronic address:

Published: January 2015

A variety of congenital, infectious, inflammatory, vascular, and benign and malignant neoplastic pathology affects the temporal bone. Knowledge of normal temporal bone anatomy and space-specific differential diagnoses is key to imaging interpretation of temporal bone. Correlation with clinical history and physical examination is vital to making the correct diagnosis or providing an appropriate differential. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are complementary imaging modalities in the evaluation of temporal bone abnormalities.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcl.2014.09.010DOI Listing

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