A Castle Connolly Top Doctor for New York City, Gul Moonis, MD, serves as a radiologist with the Columbia University Medical Center.
Dr. Gul Moonis’ areas of clinical expertise include imaging of the temporal bone.
With the rise of the computed tomography (CT) scan in the 1980s, medical professionals gained access to images of patient bone and soft tissue structure that far exceed x-rays in terms of definition and resolution. When applied to the temporal bone of the skull (positioned on the skull’s sides near its base), CT is an extremely useful tool for detecting and diagnosing diseases of the middle and inner ear as well as chronic ear infections and general hearing loss.
After removing any earrings or facial piercings, temporal bone CT scan patients lie face-up on a special table with their arms comfortably placed. It is absolutely essential that patients remain still during the exam, so the patient's head is generally stabilized within a holder.
Medical professionals then take a series of high resolution images as the table moves in and out of the CT machine. The procedure typically takes between 10 and 30 minutes.
Dr. Gul Moonis’ areas of clinical expertise include imaging of the temporal bone.
With the rise of the computed tomography (CT) scan in the 1980s, medical professionals gained access to images of patient bone and soft tissue structure that far exceed x-rays in terms of definition and resolution. When applied to the temporal bone of the skull (positioned on the skull’s sides near its base), CT is an extremely useful tool for detecting and diagnosing diseases of the middle and inner ear as well as chronic ear infections and general hearing loss.
After removing any earrings or facial piercings, temporal bone CT scan patients lie face-up on a special table with their arms comfortably placed. It is absolutely essential that patients remain still during the exam, so the patient's head is generally stabilized within a holder.
Medical professionals then take a series of high resolution images as the table moves in and out of the CT machine. The procedure typically takes between 10 and 30 minutes.