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Endolymphatic space imaging in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss with vertigo
Xi Chen1, Xiao-Dong Zhang, Xi Gu
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, PR China.
Objectives/Hypothesis:
To investigate endolymphatic space images in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISNHL) and vertigo using three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging (3D-FLAIR MRI).
Study Design:
This is a prospective study of an analysis using the imaging technology of 3D-FLAIR MRI for patients with ISNHL and vertigo.
Methods:
3D-FLAIR MRI was performed 24 hours after intratympanic injection of gadolinium-diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid.
Results:
In four of seven cases of ISNHL with vertigo, endolymphatic hydrops were confirmed in the cochlea and/or the vestibule of the affected ears.
Conclusions:
The results of the study imply that there may be some relationship between endolymphatic hydrops and ISNHL with vertigo.
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