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Oblique multiplanar reformation in multislice temporal bone CT

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We made an anatomic study using a convenience sample of 20 patients, most of them referred to our institution for depicting internal auditory malformations that justify sensorineural deafness or for surgical planning of cochlear implants. All patients underwent a multislice temporal bone CT and oblique single slice reformation postprocessing in six proposed different planes corresponding to cochlear basal turn, apical basal turn, malleoincudal complex, stapes, and facial channel. Anatomic and pathologic characterization of some middle and inner ear structures, difficult to evaluate in standard axial and coronal planes, can be improved using this technique.

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  1. Neuroradiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain

    Miguel Blanco Ulla, Fernando Vázquez, José M. Pumar & Giselle Romero

  2. Otorhinolaringology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain

    María del Río

  3. Radiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Choupana s/n, 15706, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain

    Miguel Blanco Ulla

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Blanco Ulla, M., Vázquez, F., Pumar, J.M. et al. Oblique multiplanar reformation in multislice temporal bone CT. Surg Radiol Anat 31, 475–479 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-009-0463-5

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