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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

An MRI is indicated in the evaluation of otalgia if there is any clinical or audiometric suspicion.

Indications for MRI are:

↑ Grosskopf CC, Kuperstein AS, O'Malley BW, Sollecito TP (2012). "Parapharyngeal space tumors: Another consideration for otalgia and temporomandibular disorders". Head Neck. doi:10.1002/hed.22005. PMID 22307772. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
↑ Schaumberg J, Eckert B, Michels P (2011). "Carotidynia: magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonographic imaging of a self-limiting disease". Clin Neuroradiol. 21 (2): 91–4. doi:10.1007/s00062-010-0042-5. PMID 21246181. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)