In a patient with progressive sensorineural hearing loss, the ideal imaging procedure would be:

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MRI without and with contrast enhancement is most appropriate because it best shows small tumors in the IAC, such as eighth-nerve Schwannomas. A routine protocol MRI might not have the high resolution for detecting a very small tumor in the IAC and would be less sensitive because an unenhanced study would not be able to take advantage of the fact that most seventh- and eighth-nerve tumors enhance intensely.

In a Patient with Progressive Sensorineural Hearing Loss, the Ideal