Fig. 2.

2-D CT images in the axial and oblique planes showing a normal incudo-stapedial joint. The malleus is annotated (1) The axial and oblique planes (a and c) show the ossicular « V », comprising the long process of the incus (2) and the stapes (3). 3-D-CT acquisition (b and d) reveal continuity between the stapes head and the long process of the incus in the healthy middle ear