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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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MRI is the investigation of choice in all of the following complications of CSOM except:
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The correct answer is  MRI gives little information in bone disease and is not useful in coalescent mastoiditis' in which CT scan would be the investigation of choice. It shows bone destruction and coalescence of mastoid air cells. In Bezold abscess, size, extent and location of abscess in soft tissues can be appreciated.Similarly, extradural abscess and cerebral abscess are better appreciated in MRI.