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[Techniques and progress in the imaging of the ear]
Antoine Garin1, Farida Benoudiba2, Denis Ducreux3
1AP-HP, hôpital Bicêtre, service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervicofaciale, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; Université Paris-Saclay, faculté de médecine, 94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Abstract:
Ear and temporal bone imaging is essential for the diagnostic and preoperative management of middle ear lesions. The scanner is the exam of choice to analyze the walls and the contents of the middle ear. MRI is used to characterize the opacities of the middle ear and to evaluate possible neurological complications. Modern imaging techniques allow intraoperative guidance in otological surgery. Hearing implants are not always a contraindication to MRI but require precautions according to the type of implant.
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