AJDRAJNR - American Journal of Neuroradiology

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FIG 1. A 33-year-old woman with sound-induced (Tullio phenomenon) and pressure-induced (Hennebert's sign) vertigo associated with dehiscence of the arcuate eminence (roof) of the superior semicircular canal.

A, 1-mm-thick coronal CT scan through the right temporal bone shows a defect (arrow) in the roof of the superior semicircular canal.

B, 1-mm-thick coronal CT image posterior to A again shows dehiscence (arrow) of the bony roof of the superior semicircular canal.

C and D, Corresponding coronal CT scans of the patient's normal left labyrinth for comparison showing an intact arcuate eminence (arrows).





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