Nancy Fischbein
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Identification of previously "undetectable" abnormalities of the bony labyrinth with computed tomography measurement.
Laryngoscope. 2003; (11): 1908-11
In patients with congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), a computed tomography (CT) scan of the temporal bone identifies inner ear malformations in approximately 25%, whereas the inner ear is grossly normal to visual inspection in the remaining 75% of the patients. In the latter group, the hearing loss is often attributed to radiologically undetectable abnormalities of the membranous labyrinth. However, subtle bony malformations may be missed because visual inspection alone is insensitive for detection.
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