The imaging of the ear

The imaging of the ear are often additional tests specific to the various examinations of the ear as otoscopy, audiometry ... CT and magnetic resonance imaging or MRI are most commonly used.
The CT scanner or the ear

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The scanner is mainly conducted to better study the bony structures as the mastoid and the ossicles but also the eardrum and ear cavities. It may be indicated in cases of chronic ear infections and can detect ear malformations.

The magnetic resonance imaging or MRI

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MRI studies mainly soft tissues and fluid-filled structures, including different structures in the ear and the auditory nerve cavities.

MRI may show an infection of the inner ear (labyrinthitis), tumor (neuroma, cholesteatoma) or malformation.