title: Radiology of congenital hearing loss.
abstract: Thin-section high-resolution computed tomography with "bone algorithm" remains the examination of choice for evaluation of congenital ear malformations. It furnishes the best anatomic detail for planning the surgical approach and avoiding unfortunate intraoperative events secondary to variant courses of vessels and nerves.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Medical Center, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Curtin
mesh_terms: D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods