TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of Computed Tomography and Complex Motion Tomography in the Evaluation of Cholesteatoma JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 303 LP - 306 VL - 5 IS - 3 AU - Katherine A. Shaffer Y1 - 1984/05/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/5/3/303.abstract N2 - High-resolution axial and coronal computed tomographic (CT) scans were compared with coronal and sagittal complex motion tomograms in patients with suspected middle ear cholesteatomas. Information on CT scans equaled or exceeded that on conventional complex motion tomograms in 16 of 17 patients, and in 11 it provided additional information. Soft-tissue resolution was superior with CT. In 14 patients who underwent surgery, CT provided information that was valuable to the surgeon. On the basis of this study, high-resolution CT is recommended as the preferred method for evaluating most patients with cholesteatomas of the temporal bone. ER -