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Superior Canal Dehiscence: A Comparative Postmortem Multislice Computed Tomography Study.

Philipp Mittmann¹, Arne Ernst¹, Rainer Seidl¹

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

|September 20, 2019

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Postmortem CT scans showed a higher prevalence of superior canal dehiscence than autopsy, with CT measurements of dehiscence length being longer. This highlights potential discrepancies between imaging and actual findings in diagnosing this condition.

Keywords:

high-resolution CT postmortem CT semicircular dehiscence vertigo

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Otolaryngology
Radiology
Forensic Pathology

Background:

Superior canal dehiscence involves a bony defect over the superior semicircular canal.
High-resolution computed tomography (CT) is the standard diagnostic tool.
False-positive CT findings can lead to unnecessary surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare postmortem CT findings with autopsy results for superior canal dehiscence.
To evaluate the accuracy of CT in identifying and measuring superior canal dehiscence.

Main Methods:

Postmortem study involving 22 nontraumatic death cases (44 temporal bones).
Postmortem head CT performed before medicolegal autopsy.
Direct visualization and measurement of superior semicircular canal dehiscence during autopsy.

Main Results:

Bony dehiscences were found in 11% of temporal bones via autopsy.
CT scans identified dehiscences in 16% of temporal bones.
CT imaging resulted in longer measurements of dehiscence length compared to autopsy.

Conclusions:

A mismatch exists between multislice CT imaging and autopsy findings for superior canal dehiscence.
Diagnosis of superior canal dehiscence syndrome requires integrated clinical, physiologic, and imaging data.
This study underscores the importance of correlating imaging with direct findings to avoid misdiagnosis.