Coils of the cochlea.
Abnormalities of the cochlear portion of the bony labyrinth may often be suspected but are inadequately demonstrated by conventional tomography in the antero-posterior position. Further views are necessary. The authors demonstrate this by means of a comparison between tomographic and histological sections of the inner ear of an anencephalic with a unilateral Mundini defect. Submento-vertical tomograms give a good demonstration of the cochlea.
D000757:Anencephaly / Q000150:complications; D003051:Cochlea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging