Imaging innovations in temporal bone disorders

C Eduardo Corrales; Nancy Fischbein; Robert K Jackler

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2014.12.002

Imaging innovations in temporal bone disorders

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2015 Apr;48(2):263-80. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2014.12.002.

Authors

C Eduardo Corrales¹, Nancy Fischbein², Robert K Jackler³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 45 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
² Departments of Radiology, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room S-047, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
³ Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 801 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: jackler@stanford.edu.

PMID: 25769351
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2014.12.002

Abstract

The development of new imaging techniques coupled with new treatment algorithms has created new possibilities in treating temporal bone diseases. This article provides an overview of recent imaging innovations that can be applied to temporal bone diseases. Topics covered include the role of magnetic resonance (MR) diffusion-weighted imaging in cholesteatomas and skull base epidermoids, whole-body molecular imaging in paragangliomas of the jugular foramen, and MR arterial spin labeling perfusion for dural arteriovenous fistulas and arteriovenous malformations.

Keywords: Arterial spin labeling; Arteriovenous malformation; Cholesteatoma; Diffusion-weighted imaging; Dural arteriovenous fistula; Paraganglioma; Whole-body molecular imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis
Cholesteatoma / diagnosis
Epidermal Cyst / diagnosis
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Radionuclide Imaging
Temporal Bone / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*