ROLE OF HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN EVALUATION OF PATHOLOGIES OF THE TEMPORAL BONE

Dr. RAGHAV KUMAR; Dr. G. L. MEENA

Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2016

ROLE OF HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN EVALUATION OF PATHOLOGIES OF THE TEMPORAL BONE

Dr. Raghav Kumar, Dr. G. L. Meena

Abstract :

AIM: To assess the role of High Resolution Computer Tomography as the prime modality in the diagnosis and characterization of lesions of the temporal bone. METHODOLOGY: Patients presenting with symptoms and clinical features suggestive of lesion involving temporal bone were included in the study. RESULTS: High Resolution Computed Tomography was highly sensitive and specific in evaluating lesions like mastoiditis, cholesteatoma, paragangliomas, cerebello pontine tumours. CONCLUSION: High Resolution Computed Tomography is the imaging modality of choice in evaluation of the temporal bone which is a relatively inaccessible area of the human anatomy. It also dictates proper and adequate medical treatment or timely surgery that can prevent further serious complications.