Clinical Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis

Figure 7

(a) The asterisk shows erosion of the temporal bone around the carotid canal (peritubal mastoiditis). The arrow shows a widened TMJ cavity. (b) Defect in the anterior tympanic cavity wall (asterisk). (c) A 3D volume rendering technique shows the same defect from the fossa mandibularis perspective (arrow).

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