Cochleariform process

Case contributed by Francesco Priamo
Diagnosis certain
ct

Coronal non-contrast CT image of the temporal bone demonstrating the cochleariform process (red arrow).  The cochleariform process separates the tensor tympani (hypoattenuating focus superolateral to the cochleariform process) from the bony Eustachian tube (inferomedially).

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