The use of radiologic techniques as part of the physical examination of patients with sensory and neural deafness is reviewed. Polytomes, line drawings, and a clinical discussion of the following conditions are presented: osseous displasia, congenital deformities of the internal auditory canal and/or the labyrinth, purulent labyrinthitis, temporal bone fractures and tumors of the temporal bone and cerebellopontine angle. It is felt that current diagnostic radiologic techniques should be utilized to their fullest extent in the diagnosis and management of temporal bone problems.
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