title: CT of acoustic neuroma and other tumors of the ear.
abstract: Computed tomography is the primary radiologic tool for evaluation of ear tumors. This article divides the temporal bone into several geographic regions, and the evaluation of tumors in each of these areas is discussed.
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D003720:Densitometry; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D004431:Ear, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005925:Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods