Indications for temporal bone imaging -- temporal bone imaging techniques -- cross sectional imaging anatomy of the temporal bone.-external ear imaging -- acute otomastoiditis and its complications.-chronic otomastoiditis without cholesteatoma -- chronic otomastoiditis with cholesteatoma -- temporal bone trauma -- temporal bone tumours -- congenital malformations of the temporal bone -- pathology of the cerebellopontine angle and internal auditory canal -- inner ear pathology -- imaging of cochlear implants -- petrous bone apex lesions -- pathology of the facial nerve -- imaging of the jugular foramen -- vascular temporal bone lesions -- imaging of the postoperative temporal bone -- mpr ct imaging of the temporal bone -- functional imaging of hearing.