title: Temporal bone: three-dimensional CT. Part II. Pathologic alterations.
abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) surface renderings were obtained from routine axial computed tomographic (CT) images in 15 patients with a variety of complex temporal bone abnormalities. The 3D CT reformations served as an adjunct to conventional sectional CT examination. While no diagnosis was substantially changed because of the 3D CT images, they did provide a more global perspective in cases of large tumors and fractures and at the postmastoidectomy site. Three-dimensional CT surface reformations are now practical and may be potentially useful for visualizing temporal bone lesions characterized by complex destructive change.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake-Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Elster
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: May
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*