Magnetic resonance imaging in temporal bone fracture.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1987
Abstract
In seven patients with temporal bone fractures examined by both CT and MRI, thin section CT proved superior to MRI in demonstrating the full extent of the fractures and the status of the ossicular chain. MR studies were able to demonstrate fractures, when these fractures contained blood or CSF, and the presence of ossicular dislocation in one case where the middle ear was completely filled with CSF or blood. Admixture of air in the middle ear gave a false impression of ossicular dislocation, while air in the fracture obscured portions of it. MR proved superior to CT in the evaluation of intracranial contents by showing 5 additional subdural hematomas, 2 epidural hematomas and 2 hemorrhagic contusions.
Volume
29
Issue
3
First Page
246
Last Page
251
ISSN
0028-3940
Published In/Presented At
Zimmerman, R. A., Bilaniuk, L. T., Hackney, D. B., Goldberg, H. I., & Grossman, R. I. (1987). Magnetic resonance imaging in temporal bone fracture. Neuroradiology, 29(3), 246–251. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00451761
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
3614620
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article