A member of the Radiological Society of North America, Gul Moonis, MD, is an attending staff radiologist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Over the course of her career, Dr. Gul Moonis has contributed to numerous medical publications and authored many chapters related to temporal bone imaging. In addition, she has presented on the topic at the medical center’s radiology conference and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology .
Located at the base and sides of the skull, just below the temple, the temporal bone is the covering of the brain that serves as a site for muscle attachment and housing hearing organs. To gain insight on the bone’s condition, a computed tomography scan, commonly referred to as a CT or CAT scan, is used to capture different levels of the bone. The images are produced in slices, which allow a radiologist to closely exam multiple regions of the temple and skull and determine if any injuries or abnormalities exist. This information is then relayed to the attending physician to determine next steps for patient treatments.
Located at the base and sides of the skull, just below the temple, the temporal bone is the covering of the brain that serves as a site for muscle attachment and housing hearing organs. To gain insight on the bone’s condition, a computed tomography scan, commonly referred to as a CT or CAT scan, is used to capture different levels of the bone. The images are produced in slices, which allow a radiologist to closely exam multiple regions of the temple and skull and determine if any injuries or abnormalities exist. This information is then relayed to the attending physician to determine next steps for patient treatments.