This article will review the main pathologies affecting the vestibulocochle
ar system from the sensorineural organs to the cerebral cortex. MR imaging
has greatly improved detection of these pathologies. Thin slice MR imaging
using different pulse sequences now allows improved depiction of anatomical
structures. Vestibular schwannoma is by far the most common lesion, but MR
imaging allows detection and characterization of rarer lesions in patients
often presenting with similar symptoms.