title: The windows of the inner ear.
abstract: The oval and round windows of the inner ear are important structures for the transmission of sound and may be affected by a variety of disease entities. The anatomy of this small area is one that often causes the radiology trainee some difficulty, but there are certain disease states that can be easily diagnosed when knowing where and how to look. As this area is very important to the otologist in a variety of preoperative settings, accurate assessment of the windows and recognition of important and potentially complex intra-operative anomalies, will greatly aid our surgical colleagues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK. Electronic address: suki.thomson@nhs.net.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Madani
mesh_terms: D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000175:diagnosis; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D063371:Myringosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010046:Oval Window, Ear / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D012405:Round Window, Ear / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*