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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2012; 22(04): 298-304
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.111483
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Soft tissue attenuation in middle ear on HRCT: Pictorial review

Arangasamy Anbarasu
Department of Radiology and Imaging, SRL Diagnostic Hitech Scan Centres, RS Puram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
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Kiruthika Chandrasekaran
Department of Radiology and Imaging, SRL Diagnostic Hitech Scan Centres, RS Puram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
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Sivasubramanian Balakrishnan
Department of Radiology and Imaging, SRL Diagnostic Hitech Scan Centres, RS Puram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
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Soft tissue attenuation in middle ear on HRCT: Pictorial reviewIndian J Radiol Imaging 2013; 23(01): 25-25
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735124

Abstract

Middle ear disease is a common clinical entity; imaging, especially High resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT), plays a crucial role in diagnosis and assessing the disease extent, helping to decide appropriate management. Temporal bone imaging is challenging and involves thorough understanding of the anatomy, especially in relation to HRCT imaging. Most of the middle ear pathologies appear as "soft tissue" on imaging. Careful analysis of the soft tissue on the HRCT is crucial in achieving the right diagnosis; clinical information is essential and the imaging findings need correlation with clinical presentation and otoscopic findings. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to enlist the pathologies that present as soft tissue in middle ear and to provide a structured and practical imaging approach that will serve as a guide for confident reporting in daily practice.

Keywords

Computed tomography - disease - HRCT - middle ear - soft tissue - temporal bone


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