e-learning lesson

Middle Ear Cholesteatoma; What the Surgeon Wants to Know

In this course, we will apply a systematic approach to imaging patients with cholesteatoma.
Format

e-Learning
Course

Audience

Radiologists

Step-by-step approach

Clinically relevant

Duration

20 minutes

Price

FREE

create impactful imaging reports

Middle Ear Cholesteatoma

Imaging plays an important role in diagnosis and surgical planning in the setting of middle ear cholesteatoma. Highlighting important anatomical landmarks and relevant anatomical variants is key in creating a surgically-relevant report.

In this course, we will review the basic imaging techniques and apply a systematic approach to imaging patients with cholesteatoma.

Review basic imaging techniques

  • High-resolution CT
  • Best CT imaging reformats
  • Value of MRI

Present an approach to pre-operative imaging of middle ear cholesteatomas

  • Key structures involved by disease
  • Anatomical landmarks important for surgical planning
  • Anatomical variants

Discuss mimicking pathologies

  • Cholesterol granuloma
  • Mastoiditis
  • Paraganglioma
  • Middle ear choristoma
created by

Saba Moghimi

Neuroradiologist