Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Developmental disease, Education, MR, CT, Paediatric, Ear / Nose / Throat, Anatomy
Authors:
R. Zayed; Cairo/EG
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-1911
Conclusion
Imaging plays an important role in the evaluation of congenital sensorineural hearing loss.
CT and MR imaging provide excellent delineation of the intricate anatomy of the inner ear: CT depicts the minute details of osseous structures,
and MRI allows visualization of the fluid-filled spaces and the vestibulocochlear nerve.
Together,
these complementary modalities can aid decision making about the best management strategy by facilitating the identification and characterization of inner ear malformations and any associated neurologic abnormalities.
A broad spectrum of inner ear malformations have been described and linked to developmental insults at different stages of embryogenesis,
and various systems have been proposed for classifying them.