Three-dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Inner Ear Anomaly

Abstract

Using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (3D-MRI), the membranous labyrinth was examined in normal cases and in a case with bilateral Mondini-type inner ear malformations. Both ears were also examined by high-resolution computed tomography (CT) of the temporal bone. 3D-MRI provided more detail than findings obtained by conventional high-resolution CT and it enabled 3D observations to be made. Detailed examination of maximum intensity projection images along the cochlea axis revealed the cochlear turns in three dimensions.