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The adult human temporal bone was investigated using micro-computed tomography scans. The effects of the volume rendering used to create three-dimensional reconstructions were presented in images showing components of the osseous labyrinth. The three-dimensional reconstructions were performed to visualise the cochlea and the semicircular canals embedded in the petrous bone. The final product of this study was a digital three-dimensional model of the entire osseous labyrinth, which can be viewed at different angles on the computer screen. (Folia Morphol 2013; 72, 1: 17–21)