A deep learning–based reconstruction algorithm significantly enhances temporal bone UHR-CT image quality, reducing noise and improving diagnostic precision, a study finds.

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Other causes of facial palsy include tumors, stroke and trauma, especially to the temporal bone. Some rarer causes of facial palsy include multiple sclerosis, otitis media and neurosarcoidosis.

Mastoidectomy is a procedure that involves drilling into the mastoid bone, which is behind the ear. The surgery can help treat mastoiditis, remove benign tumors, or aid in other procedures.

Both disrupted flow of the perilymph to the cochlea and auditory nerve dysfunction can cause sudden sensory neuronal hearing loss; however, >50% of cases are idiopathic (with unknown cause).