Dr. Gul Moonis concurrently serves as a radiologist and internist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and as an associate professor of radiology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. In her practice, Gul Moonis, MD, maintains a clinical interest in head and neck radiology and techniques for imaging of the ear and temporal bone.
The temporal bone houses many small structures important in the hearing and balance mechanism. There are a number of structures and disease entities in the temporal bone with which one must be familiar in order to proficiently interpret a computed tomographic or magnetic resonance imaging study of the temporal bone. It is helpful to examine the region in an organized and systematic fashion, going through the same checklist of key structures each time. This approach is essential to understanding temporal bone anatomy, localizing a pathologic process,identifying pertinent positives and negatives, and formulating a differential diagnosis.
The temporal bone houses many small structures important in the hearing and balance mechanism. There are a number of structures and disease entities in the temporal bone with which one must be familiar in order to proficiently interpret a computed tomographic or magnetic resonance imaging study of the temporal bone. It is helpful to examine the region in an organized and systematic fashion, going through the same checklist of key structures each time. This approach is essential to understanding temporal bone anatomy, localizing a pathologic process,identifying pertinent positives and negatives, and formulating a differential diagnosis.