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