title: Polytomography in an otologic practice.
abstract: The polytome should be used as an adjunct to conventional roentgenograms of the temporal bone and not as a substitute. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how the polytome has been used to great advantage in a private otologic practice.
mesh_terms: D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray / Q000379:methods