Diagnostic Imaging of the Ear

1 Radiological Methods of Investigation of the Petrous Bone and Mastoid Processes.- Plain X-ray Examination.- Pluridirectional Tomography.- Computerised Tomography.- Magnetic Resonance.- Angiography.- Embolisation Techniques.- References.- 2 Anatomy and Development of the Ear.- Development in the Embryo.- The Temporal Bone.- Pneumatisation of the Mastoid.- The Inner Ear.- The Middle Ear Cavity.- The Carotid Canal.- Jugular Fossa.- Facial Nerve.- Labyrinthine Part.- The Auditory Ossicles.- References.- 3 Imaging Investigation of Congenital Deafness.- Historical Review of Congenital Deafness due to Malformations of the Temporal Bone and their Investigations.- Inner Ear.- Internal Auditory Meatus (IAM).- Major Deformities of the Labyrinth.- Lesions of the Cochlea.- Lesions of the Vestibule and Semicircular Canals.- Middle Ear.- External Auditory Meatus (EAM).- Facial Nerve.- Regime for Investigation.- References.- 4 Syndromes with Congenital Hearing Loss.- Otocranio-facial Syndromes.- Familial Mixed Deafness with Branchial Arch Defects (Earpits Deafness Syndrome).- Otocervical Syndromes.- Otofacial-cervical Syndrome.- Otoskeletal Syndromes (Bone Dysplasias).- Chromosome Abnormalities with Ear Malformations.- Ear Abnormalities with Endocrine Disorders.- Drug-induced Ear Malformations.- Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen’s Disease).- The CHARGE Association.- Conclusion.- References.- 5 Traumatic Lesions of the Temporal Bone.- Technique.- Classification of Fractures.- Complications of Petromastoid Fractures.- Foreign Bodies in the Ear.- References.- 6 Inflammatory Diseases of the Temporal Bone.- Acute Otitis Media.- Chronic Otitis Media.- Complications of Middle-ear Infection.- Malignant Otitis Externa.- References.- 7 Cholesteatoma.- Congenital Cholesteatoma.- AcquiredCholesteatoma.- Cholesteatoma in Children.- Invasion of the Labyrinth by Cholesteatoma.- Investigation.- Imaging the Post-operative Ear.- References.- 8 Tumours of the Middle Ear and Petrous Temporal Bone.- Benign Neoplasms.- Malignant Neoplasms.- References.- 9 Lesions of the Internal Auditory Meatus and Posterior Cranial Fossa: the Investigation and Differential Diagnosis of Acoustic Neuroma.- Internal Auditory Meatus (IAM).- Cerebellopontine Angle.- Neurovascular Anatomy of the I AM and Cerebello-pontine Angle.- Acoustic Neuroma.- Differential Diagnosis of Acoustic Neuroma.- Conclusion.- References.- 10 Radiology of Vertigo.- Peripheral Vertigo.- Central Vertigo.- Cervical Vertigo.- References.- 11 Otosclerosis and Bone Dysplasias. Cochlear Implants.- Otosclerosis.- Paget’s Disease (Osteitis Deformans).- Fibrous Dysplasia.- Cochlear Implants.- References.