The indications for computed tomography (CT) of the temporal bone have been significantly expanded with the inclusion of soft-tissue abnormalities of the external ear and the auditory canal.
The ear canal, middle ear and inner ear are all within the temporal bone ... The only way to confirm a diagnosis of cancer is to take a small amount of tissue (biopsy) from the abnormal area of the ...
Body sway is measured as the pressure of the outer ear canal is changed. This test is sometimes used to evaluate the possibility of a perilymph fistula (an abnormal opening in the inner ear leading to ...