CT TEMPORAL BONES C-
(last updated 09/08/2025, last reviewed 09/08/2025)
INDICATION:
SERIES
- Axial bone 1 mm
- Coronal bone 1 mm
- Plane of Poschl reformats (R and L)
- Mag views of each side – inner ear only (R and L)
TECHNICAL PARAMETERS
POSITIONING/MODE: supine / helical , prone / helical
SINGLE COLLIMATION WIDTH: 0.625 mm
SLICE THICKNESS: 0.625 mm to 1 mm
KERNAL: bone (sharp)
SFOV: small (<20 cm)
COVERAGE: mastoid tip -> above mastoid air cells/above EAC
ACQUISITION: caudocranial
IV CONTRAST: no
POSTPROCESSING: axial 1 mm bone, coronal 1 mm bone, Poschl 1mm, mag views each side inner ear only
Notes: Gantry angle should be parallel to infraorbital-meatal line.
Plane of Poschl