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Now updated to include recent advances in CT and MR technology, this best-selling reference provides the most complete information on temporal bone imaging available today.Covering diseases of the internal and external auditory canal, the middle ear and mastoid, the otic capsule, and the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves, Imaging of the Temporal Bone brings together more than 1,000 high-resolution CT and MR scans, precise anatomical drawings, and useful diagnostic algorithms. The only guide to focus exclusively on the temporal bone, the book will helps the radiologist identify and treat a wide variety of disorders in this complex region.Practical and up-to-date, this new edition is a must for specialists who wish to keep up with recent changes in temporal bone imaging, and an indispensable guide for newcomers to the field.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Temporal Bone Imaging Technique
Chapter 2: The External Auditory Canal and Pinna
Chapter 3: The Middle Ear and Mastoid
Chapter 4: Temporal Bone Vascular Anatomy, Anomalies, and Diseases, with an Emphasis on Pulsatile Tinnitus
Chapter 5: The Inner Ear and Otodystrophies
Chapter 6: Temporal Bone Trauma
Chapter 7: Anatomy and Development of the Facial Nerve
Chapter 8: The Vestibulocochlear Nerve, with an Emphasis on the Normal and Diseased Internal Auditory Canal and Cerebellopontine Angle
About the author
Professor of Radiology and Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, and Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Summary
This best-seller returns in a fourth edition with comprehensive coverage of the current imaging strategies for the evaluation of disease processes affecting the temporal bone. New in this edition is a practical how-to chapter that presents imaging modalities, technical parameters, and major clinical indications.
