Imaging of pediatric temporal bone abnormalities.

Disorders involving the temporal bone in children may be associated with considerable morbidity. Hearing loss occurring during childhood may impair cognitive development and should therefore be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible. Thin section high resolution CT and MR imaging of the temporal bone provide critical information about a variety of developmental, inflammatory, traumatic, and neoplastic disorders, and are used for diagnostic purposes and to help determine therapeutic options.