Cochlear aqueduct

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis not applicable
Annotated image

Axial CT obtained at the level of the basal turn of the cochlea and round window, demonstrating the cochlear aqueduct.

Case Discussion

The CT is taken from the case Normal petrous temporal bone (annotated CT) by David van Gelderen, rID 37030 and three sequential images blended together to better show the course of the cochlear aqueduct.

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