title: CT in the evaluation of the vestibulocochlear nerves and their central pathways. Evaluation of neurotologic disorders.
abstract: CT has evolved to become an important technique for the diagnosis of neurotologic disorders. By obtaining thin sections, the central pathway of the vestibulocochlear nerve can be rather properly evaluated with satisfactory clinical correlation when pathology exists. The validity of central vestibular and audiometric signs can be best substantiated with CT. The functional neuroanatomy of the vestibulocochlear and vestibulo-oculomotor systems is discussed. Results of the assessment of endocranial lesions involving the vestibulocochlear system are presented.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003056:Cochlear Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009380:Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009847:Olivary Nucleus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011149:Pons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014725:Vestibular Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*