Temporal Bone Radiology: Basic to Advanced: Part II

Saturday, October 17, 2026

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT

Location: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 1

Moderator(s)

Ashkan Monfared, MD

Professor
George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Panelist(s)

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Richard K. Gurgel, MD MSCI

Professor of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Nikolas H. Blevins, MD

Professor
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Sarah E. Mowry, MD

Professor, Vice Chair for Education
University Hospitals/CWRU
Beachwood, OH, United States
Vivian F. Kaul, MD

Chief of Neurotology
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX, United States

Disclosure(s):

Richard K. Gurgel, MD MSCI:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Through this interactive presentation, the audience is exposed to challenging temporal bone radiology cases and offered strategies to improve his/her interpretation. The first hour would focus on fundamentals of temporal bone imaging and the second hour on advance case presentation. The emphasis is placed on subtle but pertinent findings on CT and MRI examinations and their importance in creating and narrowing a differential diagnoses. We will present guidelines to aid in the efficient acquisition and interpretation of imaging for patients with common otologic symptoms such as chronic otitis media, cholesteatoma, temporal bone fracture as well as rare and more challenging disorders such as cerebellopontine tumors, implantable devices, and nuclear medicine imaging of the skullbase.

Learning Objectives:

Understand fundamentals of temporal bone imaging
Order appropriate radiographic tests and understand the strengths and limitations of different imaging modalities.
Interpret key radiographic findings for common pathologic conditions of the temporal bone