myRadiologist

Symptom

Hearing loss with or without vertigo

ConsiderationsRichard Wasley, MD

CT best for conductive hearing loss. MRI best for suspected sensorineural cause. Episodic vertigo with or without associated hearing loss or tinnitus evaluated more fully with MRI.

§Suggested imagingIn listed order

  1. 01CT temporal bonesCPT 70480
  2. 02MR internal auditory canalCPT 70553