The role of magnetic resonance imaging in Ménière disease: the current state of endolymphatic hydrops evaluation.
Rafael Maffei LoureiroDaniel Vaccaro SumiMarcelo Delboni LemosHugo Luis de Vasconcelos Chambi TamesRegina Lucia Elia GomesMauro Miguel DanielCarolina Ribeiro SoaresRodrigo Watanabe MurakoshiMarcelo Buarque de Gusmão FunariPublished in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2019)
Technical advances in magnetic resonance imaging have allowed to accurately detect and grade endolymphatic space distension in Ménière disease; this was only possible in post-mortem histological studies until a few years ago. Magnetic resonance imaging rules out other causes of vertigo and hearing loss, and is able to evaluate the cochlear and vestibular compartments of the endolymphatic space using a dedicated protocol.